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 Paracynictis Pocock, 1916 [monotypic] - gray meerkat, Selous's mongoose
Paracynictis selousi (de Winton, 1896) - Selous' mongoose
1 [Paracynictis selousi selousi] (de Winton, 1896)
2 Paracynictis selousi bechuanae Roberts, 1932
3 Paracynictis selousi ngamiensis Roberts, 1932
4 Paracynictis selousi sengaani Roberts, 1931