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 Bdeogale Peters, 1850 - black-legged mongooses 1 Bdeogale crassicauda Peters, 1852 - bushy-tailed mongoose 2.1 Bdeogale jacksoni (Thomas, 1894) - Jackson's mongoose 2.2 Bdeogale nigripes Pucheran, 1855 - black-footed mongoose