Suricata Desmarest 1804

Suricata Desmarest 1804, Tabl. Meth. Hist. Nat., in: Nouv. Dict. Hist. Nat., Vol. 24: 15.

Type Species: Suricata capensis Desmarest 1804

Synonyms: Rhyzaena Wagner 1841; Rysaena Lesson 1827; Ryzaena Illiger 1811; Surricata Gray 1821 .

Species and subspecies: 1 species with 3 subspecies:

Species Suricata suricatta (Schreber 1776)

Subspecies Suricata suricatta subsp. suricatta Schreber 1776

Subspecies Suricata suricatta subsp. iona Cabral 1971

Subspecies Suricata suricatta subsp. marjoriae Bradfield 1936