Class Mammalia Linnaeus, 1758 - mammals Order Carnivora Bowdich, 1821 - carnivores Family Herpestidae Bonaparte, 1845 - mongooses Subfamily Herpestinae Bonaparte, 1845 - mongooses Genus Crossarchus Cuvier, 1825 - cusimanses Crossarchus obscurus Cuvier, 1825 - common kusimanse