Class Mammalia Linnaeus, 1758 - mammals
   Subclass Theria Parker & Haswell, 1897
     Order Carnivora Bowdich, 1821 - carnivores
       Suborder Feliformia Kretzoi, 1945
         Family Herpestidae Bonaparte, 1845 - mongooses
           Genus Herpestes Illiger, 1811 - common mongooses
             Herpestes brachyurus Gray, 1837 - short-tailed mongoose
               1 [Herpestes brachyurus brachyurus] Gray, 1837
               2 Herpestes brachyurus hosei Jentink, 1903
               3 Herpestes brachyurus javanensis Bechthold, 1936
               4 Herpestes brachyurus palawanus Allen, 1910
               5 Herpestes brachyurus parvus Jentink, 1895
               6 Herpestes brachyurus sumatrius Thomas, 1921