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 Herpestes Illiger, 1811 - common mongooses
             01 Herpestes brachyurus Gray, 1837 - short-tailed mongoose
             02 Herpestes edwardsi (Geoffroy, 1818) - Indian gray mongoose
             03 Herpestes fuscus Waterhouse, 1838 - Indian brown mongoose
             04 Herpestes ichneumon (Linnaeus, 1758) - Egyptian mongoose
             05 Herpestes javanicus (Geoffroy, 1818) - small Asian mongoose
             06 Herpestes naso de Winton, 1901 - long-nosed mongoose
             07 Herpestes semitorquatus Gray, 1846 - collared mongoose
             08 Herpestes smithii Gray, 1837 - ruddy mongoose
             09 Herpestes urva (Hodgson, 1836) - crab-eating mongoose
             10 Herpestes vitticollis Bennett, 1835 - stripe-necked mongoose