| Subject | English | French |
| mamm. | African mongoose | rat de pharaon (Herpestes ichneumon) |
| mamm. | African mongoose | mangouste (Herpestes ichneumon) |
| mamm. | African mongoose | mangouste ichneumon (Herpestes ichneumon) |
| zool. | African tropical savannah mongoose | mangouste de Dybowski (Dologale dybowski) |
| mamm. | West African water mongoose | mangouste des marais (Atilax paludinosus) |