Class Mammalia Linnaeus, 1758 - mammals Order Carnivora Bowdich, 1821 - carnivores Family Herpestidae Bonaparte, 1845 - mongooses Subfamily Herpestinae Bonaparte, 1845 - mongooses Genus Rhynchogale Thomas, 1894 - Meller's mongoose 1 Rhynchogale melleri (Gray, 1865) - Meller's mongoose