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    Asia were classified as belonging to the genus Herpestes. In 1864, John Edward Gray listed 22 Herpestes species, which he considered as part of the Viverridae...
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    Blyth in 1845 was based on mongooses observed in Kandahar, Afghanistan. Herpestes palustris proposed by R. K. Ghose in 1965 was an adult male mongoose collected...
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    and 19th centuries. The name is derived from names used in India for Herpestes species: muṅgūs or maṅgūs in classical Hindi; muṅgūs in Marathi; mungisa...
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    Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire in 1817. It was later classified in the genus Herpestes, but all Asian mongooses are now classified in the genus Urva. Subspecies:...
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    2021-07-08. "Indian marsh mongoose Herpestes palustris Ghose". Archived from the original on 2003-09-08. Data related to Herpestes smithii at Wikispecies v t...
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    The Egyptian mongoose (Herpestes ichneumon), also known as ichneumon (/ɪkˈnjuːmən/), is a mongoose species native to the tropical and subtropical grasslands...
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    are now considered subspecies: Herpestes exilis by Paul Gervais in 1841 was a specimen from Tourane in Vietnam. Herpestes rafflesii by John Anderson in...
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    species Genus Bdeogale: three species Genus Cynictis: one species Genus Herpestes: five species Genus Ichneumia: one species Genus Paracynictis: one species...
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    The common slender mongoose (Herpestes sanguineus), also known as the black-tipped mongoose or the black-tailed mongoose, is a very common mongoose species...
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    Crab-eating mongoose, Herpestes urva". Small Carnivore Conservation (25): 12–17. Thapa, S. (2013). "Observations of Crab-eating Mongoose Herpestes urva in eastern...
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    mongoose Ruddy mongoose Muddapa, D.; Choudhury, A.; Punjabi, G. A. (2016). "Herpestes vitticollis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T41619A45208503...
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    Herpestes lemanensis is an extinct mongoose species that was excavated in Tertiary depositions in France and described by Auguste Pomel in 1853. Its body...
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    Concern on the IUCN Red List since 1996. Although formerly classified in Herpestes, more recent studies indicate that it belongs in the monotypic taxon Xenogale...
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    The Somalian slender mongoose (Herpestes ochraceus) is a small mammal found in Somalia and adjacent regions. It is a small to medium-sized carnivoran...
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    brachyura U. b. hosei (by some considered a species, Hose's mongoose Herpestes hosei) U. b. javanensis U. b. palawanus U. b. parvus U. b. sumatrius Duckworth...
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    Species of Herpestes". Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London. III: 66–67. Muddapa, D.; Choudhury, A. & Punjabi, G. A. (2016). "Herpestes vitticollis"...
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    Philippines is uncertain. It is listed as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List. Herpestes semitorquatus was the scientific name proposed by John Edward Gray in...
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    anthill. Female gives birth to three to four pups in any time of the year. Herpestes fuscus was the scientific name proposed by George Robert Waterhouse in...
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    The Angolan slender mongoose (Herpestes flavescens) is a mongoose native to southwestern Africa, specifically southwestern Angola and northwestern Namibia...
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    The Cape grey mongoose (Herpestes pulverulentus), also called the small grey mongoose, is a small mammal native to South Africa, Lesotho and southern...
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    of P. flavoviridis on the island of Okinawa, the small Asian mongoose (Herpestes javanicus), was introduced in 1910. Although the effects of this introduction...
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    Ethiopian dwarf mongoose (H. hirtula) Common dwarf mongoose (H. parvula) Herpestes Angolan slender mongoose (H. flavescens) Egyptian mongoose (H. ichneumon)...
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    Ethiopian dwarf mongoose (H. hirtula) Common dwarf mongoose (H. parvula) Herpestes Angolan slender mongoose (H. flavescens) Egyptian mongoose (H. ichneumon)...
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    monniera Hayata & Matsum. Bramia monnieri (L.) Pennell Gratiola monnieria L. Herpestes monnieria (L.) Kunth Herpestis fauriei H.Lev. Herpestis monniera Herpestris...
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  • mongoose (Herpestes brachyurus hosei) is a subspecies of the short-tailed mongoose, but it is sometimes considered a separate species instead, Herpestes hosei...
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  • Malapa Fossil Site, all in South Africa. It was originally described as Herpestes mesotes but was found to have many cranial features in common with the...
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    Ethiopian dwarf mongoose (H. hirtula) Common dwarf mongoose (H. parvula) Herpestes Angolan slender mongoose (H. flavescens) Egyptian mongoose (H. ichneumon)...
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    mongoose family Herpestidae. It is the only member of the genus Ichneumia. Herpestes albicaudus was the scientific name proposed by Georges Cuvier in 1829...
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    Ethiopian dwarf mongoose (H. hirtula) Common dwarf mongoose (H. parvula) Herpestes Angolan slender mongoose (H. flavescens) Egyptian mongoose (H. ichneumon)...
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    Ethiopian dwarf mongoose (H. hirtula) Common dwarf mongoose (H. parvula) Herpestes Angolan slender mongoose (H. flavescens) Egyptian mongoose (H. ichneumon)...
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