Order Carnivora Author Wilson, Don E. Author Reeder, DeeAnn text 2005 The Johns Hopkins University Press Baltimore Mammal Species of the World: a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3 rd Edition), Volume 1 532 628 book chapter 0-8018-8221-4 10.5281/zenodo.7316519 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