Mammalia - Carnivora

PaleoDB taxon number: 66287

Alternative spelling: Herpestinae

Parent taxon: Aeluroidea according to R. M. Hunt 1998

Sister taxa: Anictis, Felidae, Haplogale, Herpestides, Hyaenidae, Nandinia, Palaeoprionodon, Shandgolictis, Stenoplesictinae, Stenoplesictis, Viverridae

Subtaxa: Bdeogale, Crossarchus, Cynictis, Dologale, Galerella, Galidiinae, Helogale, Herpestes, Herpestinae, Ichneumia, Kichechia, Legetetia, Mungos, Rhynchogale, Suricata, Ugandictis, Xenogale

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Type: Herpestes

Ecology: ground dwelling insectivore-carnivore