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
               1 Paracynictis selousi (de Winton, 1896) - Selous' mongoose