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Herpestidae

16 species · Animals

Animalia › Chordata › Mammalia › Carnivora › Herpestidae

Herpestes ichneumon (Linnaeus, 1758)

Herpestes ichneumon, the Egyptian mongoose, is a small carnivorous mammal found across parts of Africa, Europe and the Middle East.

Galerella pulverulenta (Wagner, 1839)

The Cape grey mongoose is a small mammal native to southern Africa that often lives near humans.

Galerella sanguinea (Rüppell, 1835)

Galerella sanguinea, the common slender mongoose, is a small diurnal mongoose found across sub-Saharan Africa.

Cynictis penicillata G

This is a summary of the characteristics, behavior, ecology and reproduction of the yellow mongoose Cynictis penicillata.

Atilax paludinosus G

Atilax paludinosus G, the marsh mongoose, is a small solitary carnivore native to sub-Saharan African wetland habitats.

Ichneumia albicauda (G.Cuvier, 1829)

Ichneumia albicauda (white-tailed mongoose) is a large mostly solitary African mongoose with a distinctive white-tipped tail.

Herpestes urva (Hodgson, 1836)

Herpestes urva, the crab-eating mongoose, is a small mammal native to eastern and southeastern Asia that often hunts near water.

Herpestes vitticollis Bennett, 1835

Herpestes vitticollis, the stripe-necked mongoose, is a small carnivore found in South Asia and Sri Lanka with a distinctive black neck stripe.

Herpestes smithii Gray, 1837

Herpestes smithii, the ruddy mongoose, is a large solitary mongoose found in India and Sri Lanka, listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.

Herpestes javanicus (É.Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1818)

Herpestes javanicus, the Javan mongoose, is a small carnivorous mammal native to parts of South and Southeast Asia with opportunistic feeding habits.

Herpestes fuscus Waterhouse, 1838

The Indian brown mongoose is a large nocturnal carnivorous mongoose native to South India and Sri Lanka, introduced to Fiji.

Herpestes edwardsi (É.Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1818)

Herpestes edwardsi, the Indian grey mongoose, is a small carnivorous mammal native to South and West Asia known for snake venom resistance.

Herpestes javanicus auropunctatus (Hodgson, 1836)

Herpestes javanicus auropunctatus is a mongoose native to South and Southeast Asia with an opportunistic, mostly insectivorous diet.

Helogale parvula (Sundevall, 1847)

Helogale parvula, the common dwarf mongoose, is Africa's smallest carnivoran with the described traits, range, and ecology.

Mungos mungo (Gmelin, 1788)

The banded mongoose (Mungos mungo) is a social African mongoose species that lives in groups and shelters mostly in termite mounds.

Suricata suricatta (Schreber, 1776)

Suricata suricatta (meerkat) is a small social mongoose native to arid regions of southern Africa.

Related Families

Mustelidae 41 species Canidae 30 species Felidae 30 species Otariidae 14 species Phocidae 14 species Viverridae 14 species Procyonidae 11 species Mephitidae 8 species

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