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 Cynictis Ogilby, 1833 [monotypic] - yellow mongoose Cynictis penicillata (Cuvier, 1829) - yellow mongoose Cynictis penicillata brachyura Roberts, 1924