Herpestes

== Translingual == === Etymology === From New Latin, from Ancient Greek ἑρπηστής (herpēstḗs, “creeping”). === Proper noun === Herpestes m A taxonomic genus within the family Herpestidae – African mongooses. ==== Hypernyms ==== (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Tetrapoda – superclass; Mammalia – class; Theria – supercohort; Eutheria – infraclass; Carnivora – order; Feliformia – suborder; Herpestidae – family; Herpestinae – subfamily ==== Hyponyms ==== (genus): Herpestes ichneumon – type species; Herpestes sanguineus (common slender mongoose), Herpestes pulverulentus (Cape gray mongoose), Herpestes ochraceus (Somalian slender mongoose), Herpestes flavescens (Angolan slender mongoose) – other accepted extant species === See also === Urva (Asian mongooses) === Further reading === Herpestes on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Herpestes on Wikispecies.Wikispecies Category:Herpestes on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons