Mungotinae

• Crossarchus
• Dologale
• Helogale
• Mungos
• Suricata
• Liberiictis
• Meerkat Suricata suricatta

  A meerkat is a mongoose relative from dry parts of southern Africa. It uses burrows and lives in groups.

• Banded mongoose Mungos mungo

  A group-living mongoose of sub-Saharan Africa.

• Common dwarf mongoose Helogale parvula

  A small mongoose of African grasslands and woodlands.

• Common Cusimanse Crossarchus obscurus

  The common cusimanse is a small mongoose relative of West African forests. It lives in groups and searches among leaf litter and rotting logs for small animals and fruit.

• Pousargues' mongoose Dologale dybowskii

  This small mongoose has a brown body, a gray face, and a bushy tail. It has been recorded in Central Africa, but little is known about its life in the wild.

• Ethiopian Dwarf Mongoose Helogale hirtula

  A small mongoose of the Horn of Africa that is active in groups by day. At night it shelters in termite mounds, dens, or rock crevices.