1) Family viverridae 2) Family viverrinae 3) Mammal family 4) Viverridae 1) Viverridae 
The Viverrinae represent the largest subfamily within the Viverridae comprising five genera, which are subdivided into 22 species native to Africa and Southeast Asia. This subfamily was denominated and first described by John Edward Gray in 1864. == Taxonomic history == Gray defined the Viverrinae as comprising the genera Proteles, Viverra, Bassar...