Class Mammalia Linnaeus, 1758 - mammals
   Subclass Theria Parker & Haswell, 1897
     Order Carnivora Bowdich, 1821 - carnivores
       Suborder Feliformia Kretzoi, 1945
         Family Herpestidae Bonaparte, 1845 - mongooses
           Subfamily Mungotinae
             Genus Cynictis Ogilby, 1833 [monotypic] - yellow mongoose
               1 Cynictis penicillata (Cuvier, 1829) - yellow mongoose