Classification of the subfamily Herpestinae

Fm. †Herpestidae Bonaparte 1845 [mongoose]
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G. Bdeogale Peters 1850
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Bdeogale crassicauda Peters 1852 [bushy-tailed mongoose]
Bdeogale nigripes Pucheran 1855 [black-footed mongoose]
G. Crossarchus Cuvier 1825 [dwarf mongoose]
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Crossarchus alexandri Thomas and Wroughton 1907 [Alexander's Kusimanse]
Crossarchus ansorgei Thomas 1910 [Angolan kusimanse]
Crossarchus obscurus Cuvier 1825 [common kusimanse]
Crossarchus platycephalus Goldman 1984 [Flat-headed kusimanse]
Crossarchus zebra Rüppell 1835
G. Cynictis Ogilby 1833 [yellow mongoose]
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Cynictis penicillata Cuvier 1829 [yellow mongoose]
G. Dologale Thomas 1920
G. Galerella Gray 1864 [slender mongoose]
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Galerella nigrata Thomas 1928 [Black mongoose]
Galerella ochracea Gray 1849 [Somalian slender mongoose]
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Galerella ochracea bocagei Thomas and Wroughton 1905
Galerella pulverulenta Wagner 1839 [Cape grey mongoose]
G. Helogale Gray 1861 [dwarf mongoose]
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Helogale hirtula Thomas 1904 [Ethiopian dwarf mongoose]
Helogale parvula Sundevall 1847 [common dwarf mongoose]
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Invalid names: Herpestes undulatus Peters 1852 [synonym]
G. Herpestes Illliger 1811
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†Herpestes abdelalii Geraads 1997
Herpestes brachyurus Gray 1837 [Short-tailed mongoose]
Herpestes edwardsii Geoffroy 1881 [Indian gray mongoose]
Herpestes fuscus Waterhouse 1838 [brown mongoose]
Herpestes gracilis Rüppell 1835
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Invalid names: Herpestes thysanurus Wagner 1839 [synonym]
Herpestes ichneumon Linnaeus 1758 [Egyptian mongoose]
Herpestes javanicus Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire 1818 [Javan mongoose]
Herpestes naso de Winton 1901 [long-nosed mongoose]
Herpestes sanguineus Rüppell 1835 [slender mongoose]
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Invalid names: Mungos dentifer Heller 1913 [synonym]
Herpestes semitorquatus Gray 1846 [collard mongoose]
Herpestes smithii Gray 1837 [ruddy mongoose]
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Invalid names: Herpestes monticolus Jerdon 1867 [objective synonym]
Invalid names: Herpestes ellioti Blyth 1851 [synonym], Herpestes rubiginosus Kelaart 1852 [synonym], Herpestes torquatus Jerdon 1867 [synonym]
Herpestes urva Hodgson 1836 [crab-eating mongoose]
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Invalid names: Urva hanensis Matschie 1908 [synonym]
Herpestes vitticollis Bennett 1835 [stripe necked mongoose]
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Invalid names: Crossarchus rubiginosus Wagner 1841 [synonym]
Invalid names: Calictis Gray 1864 [synonym], Calogale Gray 1864 [synonym], Onychogale Gray 1864 [synonym], Taeniogale Gray 1864 [synonym], Urva Hodgson 1837 [synonym]
Subfm. Herpestinae Bonaparte 1845
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G. Atilax Cuvier 1826 [marsh mongoose]
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Atilax paludinosus Cuvier 1829 [marsh mongoose]
G. Ichneumia Geoffroy 1837
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Ichneumia albicauda Cuvier 1829 [white-tailed mongoose]
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†Ichneumia nims Geraads 1997
Invalid names: Herpestes Cuvier 1829 [replaced]
G. †Legetetia Schmidt-Kittler 1987
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†Legetetia nandii Schmidt-Kittler 1987
G. Liberiictis Hayman 1958
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Liberiictis kuhni Hayman 1958 [Liberian mongoose]
G. Mungos Geoffroy Saint Hilaire and Cuvier 1795
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Mungos gambianus Ogilby 1835 [Gambian mongoose]
Mungos mungo Gmelin 1788 [banded mongoose]
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Invalid names: Crossarchus fasciatus Desmarest 1823 [synonym]
Invalid names: Ariela Gray 1864 [synonym]
G. †Paracynictis Pocock 1916
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†Paracynictis selousi de Winton 1896
G. Rhynchogale Thomas 1894
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Rhynchogale melleri Gray 1864 [Meller's mongoose]
Invalid names: Rhinogale Gray 1865 [replaced]
G. Suricata Desmarest 1804 [meerkat]
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Suricata suricatta Schreber 1776 [meerkat]
Invalid names: Ryzaena Illiger 1811 [synonym]
G. †Ugandictis Morales et al. 2007
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†Ugandictis napakensis Morales et al. 2007
G. Xenogale Allen 1919
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Xenogale microdon Allen 1919