Subfamily Herpestinae Bonaparte 1845 (mongoose)
Mammalia - Carnivora - Herpestidae
Parent taxon: Herpestidae according to C. M. Baker 1992
Sister taxa: Bdeogale, Crossarchus, Cynictis, Dologale, Galerella, Helogale, Herpestes, Ichneumia, Legetetia, Liberiictis, Mungos, Paracynictis, Rhynchogale, Suricata, Ugandictis, Xenogale
Subtaxa: Atilax
Ecology: ground dwelling insectivore-carnivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of the Congo-Kinshasa (1 collection), South Africa (12)
• Miocene of Kenya (1)
Total: 14 collections each including a single occurrence