Class [Mammalia] Linnaeus, 1758 - mammals Order Carnivora Bowdich, 1821 - carnivores Family Herpestidae Bonaparte, 1845 - mongooses Genus Suricata Desmarest, 1804 - suricate, slender-tailed meerkat 1 Suricata suricatta (Schreber, 1776) - meerkat