They are placed in the subfamily Mungotinae,[3] which are small, highly social mongooses.

[1] Members of this genus are found in the swamplands and forests of central and western Africa, in the countries of Ghana,[1] Ivory Coast, Liberia, and Sierra Leone.

They use their claws and snouts for digging in leaf litter, under rotted trees and stones for the insects and larvae.

As they do not occupy permanent den sites, the young are not able to keep up with the group for several weeks and must be carried to different foraging spots.

[1] Since the sociable kusimanses do not live in open habitat, they maintain contact in the dense rainforest understory by giving constant whistling calls while traveling.