Class Mammalia Linnaeus, 1758 - mammals
   Subclass Theria Parker & Haswell, 1897
     Order Carnivora Bowdich, 1821 - carnivores
       Suborder Feliformia Kretzoi, 1945
         Family Eupleridae Chenu, 1850
           Subfamily Galidiinae Gray, 1865 - Malagasy mongooses
             Genus Salanoia Gray, 1865 [monotypic] - Malagasy brown-tailed mongoose
               1 Salanoia concolor (Geoffroy, 1837) - brown-tailed mongoose