Family Herpestidae - Mongooses Subfamily HerpestinaeGenus Herpestes: five speciesHerpestes pulverulenta - Cape Small or Grey MongooseHerpestes sanguinea - Slender MongooseHerpestes edwardsi - Indian Grey MongooseHerpestes fuscus - Indian or Sri Lankan Brown MongooseHerpestes javanicus - Javan MongooseHerpestes smithii - Ruddy MongooseHerpestes vitticollis vitticollis - Western Ghats Stripe-necked Mongoose Indian Grey Mongoose (Herpestes edwardsi) Gujarat, India Javan Mongoose (Herpestes javanicus) Thailand Sri Lankan Ruddy Mongoose (Herpestes smithii zeylanius) Sri Lanka Sri Lankan Brown Mongoose (Herpestes fuscus) Sri Lanka Western Ghats Ruddy Mongoose (Herpestes smithii thysanurus) Kerala Western Ruddy Mongoose (Herpestes smithii smithii) India Southern Slender Mongoose (Herpestes sanguinea) Botswana Cape Small or Cape Grey Mongoose (Herpestes pulverulenta) South Africa Western Ghats Stripe-necked Mongoose (Herpestes vitticollis vitticollis) India Subfamily HerpestinaeCynictis penicillata -Yellow MongooseIchneumia albicauda - White-tailed MongooseSubfamily MungotinaeHelogale parvula - Common Dwarf MongooseMungos mungo - Banded MongooseSuricata suricatta - Meerkat Yellow Mongoose (Cynictis penicillata) Botswana White-tailed Mongoose (Ichneumia albicauda) South Africa Common Dwarf Mongoose (Helogale parvula) South Africa Namibian Banded Mongoose (Mungos mungo grisonax) Namibia Zebra Banded Mongoose (Mungos mungo zebra) Southern Africa Maghadighadi Meerkat (Suricata suricatta suricatta) Botswana Botswana Banded Mongoose (Mungos mungo ngamiensis) Okavango Talbot's Banded Mongoose (Mungos mungo talboti) Southern Africa Kalahari Meerkat (Suricata suricatta majoriae) Kgalagadi National Park, South Africa