Herpestes is a genus of the mongoose family (Herpestidae). It is the type genus of the family. It contains the following ten species, with a number of subspecies, and one extinct species: \n* Short-tailed mongoose, Herpestes brachyurus \n* H. b. brachyurus \n* H. b. hosei (by some considered a species, Hose's mongoose Herpestes hosei) \n* H. b. javanensis \n* H. b. palawanus \n* H. b. parvus \n* H. b. sumatrius \n* Indian gray mongoose, Herpestes edwardsi \n* H. e. edwardsi \n* H. e. ferrugineus \n* H. e. lanka \n* H. e. montanus \n* H. e. nyula \n* Indian brown mongoose, Herpestes fuscus \n* H. f. fuscus \n* H. f. flavidens \n* H. f. maccarthiae \n* H. f. rubidior \n* H. f. siccatus \n* Egyptian mongoose, Herpestes ichneumon \n* H. i. ichneumon \n* H. i. angolensis \n* H. i. cafra \n* H.