Herpestinae

Cladus: Eukaryota
Supergroup: Opisthokonta
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Superclassis: Tetrapoda
Classis: Mammalia
Subclassis: Theria
Infraclassis: Placentalia
Ordo: Carnivora
Subordo: Feliformia
Familia: Herpestidae
Subfamilia: Herpestinae
Genera: Atilax - Bdeogale - Crossarchus - Cynictis - Dologale - Galerella - Helogale - Herpestes - Ichneumia - Liberiictis - Mungos - Paracynictis - Rhynchogale - Suricata

Name

Herpestinae (Bonaparte, 1845) * Herpestidae on Mammal species of the World.
* Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, 2 Volume Set edited by Don E. Wilson, DeeAnn M. Reeder
* Cat. Meth. Mamm. Europe, p. 3.