Mammalia Linnaeus, 1758 - mammals
   Theria Parker & Haswell, 1897
     Carnivora Bowdich, 1821 - carnivores
       Feliformia Kretzoi, 1945
         Herpestidae Bonaparte, 1845 - mongooses
           Herpestes Illiger, 1811 - common mongooses
             Herpestes brachyurus Gray, 1837 - short-tailed mongoose
               Herpestes brachyurus javanensis Bechthold, 1936