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 Atilax Cuvier, 1826 [monotypic] - marsh mongoose 1 Atilax paludinosus (Cuvier, 1829) - marsh mongoose