Name:		Herpestidae Bonaparte, (1845) [basionym]
Status:		Family
Taxonomic position:		Carnivora [Order] Mammalia [Class] Vertebrata [Subdivision / Subphylum] Chordata [Division / Phylum] Animalia [Kingdom]
Constituent taxa:		Subfamilies / Genera Herpestes Illiger
Links:		Genbank Google images