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
             01 Genus Bdeogale Peters, 1850 - black-legged mongooses
             02 Genus Crossarchus Cuvier, 1825 - cusimanses
             03 Genus Cynictis Ogilby, 1833 [monotypic] - yellow mongoose
             04 Genus Dologale Thomas, 1926 [monotypic] - African tropical savannah mongoose
             05 Genus Helogale Gray, 1862 - dwarf mongooses
             06 Genus Ichneumia Geoffroy, 1837 [monotypic] - white-tailed mongoose
             07 Genus Liberiictis Hayman, 1958 [monotypic] - Liberian mongoose
             08 Genus Mungos Geoffroy & Cuvier, 1795 - banded and Gambian mongooses
             09 Genus Paracynictis Pocock, 1916 [monotypic] - gray meerkat, Selous's mongoose
             10 Genus Suricata Desmarest, 1804 [monotypic] - suricate, slender-tailed meerkat