Class Mammalia Linnaeus, 1758 - mammals Order Carnivora Bowdich, 1821 - carnivores Family Herpestidae Bonaparte, 1845 - mongooses Subfamily Herpestinae Bonaparte, 1845 - mongooses Genus Atilax Cuvier, 1826 - marsh mongoose 1 Atilax paludinosus (Cuvier, 1829) - marsh mongoose