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 Dologale Thomas, 1926 [monotypic] - African tropical savannah mongoose
               1 Dologale dybowskii (Pousargues, 1893) - Pousargues's mongoose