Herpestidae

== Translingual == === Etymology === Herpestes +‎ -idae === Proper noun === Herpestidae A taxonomic family within the order Carnivora – mongooses. ==== Hypernyms ==== (family): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Tetrapoda – superclass; Mammalia – class; Theria – subclass; Eutheria – infraclass; Carnivora – order; Feliformia - suborder; Viverroidea – superfamily ==== Hyponyms ==== (family): Herpestinae, Mungosinae – subfamilies Atilax, Bdeogale, Crossarchus, Cynictis, Dologale, Helogale, Herpestes, Ichneumia, Liberiictis, Mungos, Paracynictis, Rhynchogale, Suricata, Urva, Xenogale – extant genera === References === Herpestidae on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Herpestidae on Wikispecies.Wikispecies Category:Herpestidae on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons