Mammalia - Carnivora - Herpestidae
Alternative spelling: Herpestinae
Parent taxon: Viverroidea according to A. Hassanin et al. 2021
See also Baker 1992, Hendey 1974, Hunt 1989, Hunt 1998, Jaekel 1911, Mivart 1882, Morlo et al. 2007, Nowak 1991, Savage 1965 and Taylor 1972
Sister taxa: Eupleridae, Hyaenidae, Viverridae
Subtaxa: Bdeogale Crossarchus Cynictis Dologale Galerella Helogale Herpestes Herpestinae Ichneumia Legetetia Liberiictis Mungos Paracynictis Rhynchogale Suricata Ugandictis Xenogale
Type: Herpestes
Ecology: ground dwelling insectivore-carnivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Australia (1 collection), China (2), the Congo-Kinshasa (2), Ethiopia (4), Kenya (7), Libya (2), Niger (1), South Africa (41), Sudan (3), Swaziland (1), Tanzania (5), Zambia (3)
• Pliocene to Pleistocene of South Africa (3)
• Pliocene of Ethiopia (4), Kenya (1), Morocco (2), South Africa (5), Tanzania (2)
• Miocene to Pliocene of Ethiopia (1), South Africa (1)
• Miocene of Chad (1), China (1), France (1), Kenya (4), Serbia and Montenegro (1), Switzerland (1), Uganda (1)
Total: 101 collections including 152 occurrences