Class Mammalia Linnaeus, 1758 - mammals Order Carnivora Bowdich, 1821 - carnivores Family Herpestidae Bonaparte, 1845 - mongooses Subfamily Herpestinae Bonaparte, 1845 - mongooses Genus Cynictis Ogilby, 1833 - yellow mongoose 1 Cynictis penicillata (Cuvier, 1829) - yellow mongoose