Class Mammalia Linnaeus, 1758 - mammals
   Order Carnivora Bowdich, 1821 - carnivores
     Family Herpestidae Bonaparte, 1845 - mongooses
       Subfamily Herpestinae Bonaparte, 1845 - mongooses
         01 Genus Atilax Cuvier, 1826 - marsh mongoose
         02 Genus Bdeogale Peters, 1850 - black-legged mongooses
         03 Genus Crossarchus Cuvier, 1825 - cusimanses
         04 Genus Cynictis Ogilby, 1833 - yellow mongoose
         05 Genus Dologale Thomas, 1926 - African tropical savannah mongoose
         06 Genus Galerella Gray, 1865
         07 Genus Helogale Gray, 1862 - dwarf mongooses
         08 Genus Herpestes Illiger, 1811 - common mongooses
         09 Genus Ichneumia Geoffroy, 1837 - white-tailed mongoose
         10 Genus Liberiictis Hayman, 1958 - Liberian mongoose
         11 Genus Mungos Geoffroy & Cuvier, 1795 - banded and Gambian mongooses
         12 Genus Paracynictis Pocock, 1916 - gray meerkat, Selous's mongoose
         13 Genus Rhynchogale Thomas, 1894 - Meller's mongoose
         14 Genus Suricata Desmarest, 1804 - suricate, slender-tailed meerkat