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    The Indian grey mongoose or Asian grey mongoose (Urva edwardsii) is a mongoose species native to the Indian subcontinent and West Asia. It is listed as...
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    The small Indian mongoose (Urva auropunctata) is a mongoose species native to Iraq and northern India; it has also been introduced to several Caribbean...
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    listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. The Egyptian mongoose's long, coarse fur is grey to reddish brown and ticked with brown and yellow flecks...
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  • Thumbnail for Cape gray mongoose
    The Cape grey mongoose (Herpestes pulverulentus), also called the small grey mongoose, is a small mammal native to South Africa, Lesotho and southern Namibia...
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    It is distinguished by the Indian grey mongoose by its slightly larger size and jet black-tipped tail. The ruddy mongoose is mainly a forest-living animal...
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  • Thumbnail for Indian brown mongoose
    The Indian brown mongoose or brown mongoose (Urva fusca) is a mongoose species native to the Western Ghats in India and the western coast in Sri Lanka...
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    the Kanara province, and lacks a reddish tint to its fur. Indian grey mongoose Ruddy mongoose Muddapa, D.; Choudhury, A.; Punjabi, G. A. (2016). "Herpestes...
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  • Rikki-Tikki-Tavi (category Fictional mongooses)
    young Indian grey mongoose. It has often been anthologized and published several times as a short book. Book 5 of Panchatantra, an ancient Indian collection...
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    A mongoose is a small terrestrial carnivorous mammal belonging to the family Herpestidae. This family is currently split into two subfamilies, the Herpestinae...
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  • Thumbnail for Javan mongoose
    species revealed that the Javan mongoose forms a sister group with the Indian grey mongoose (U. edwardsii). The Javan mongoose probably evolved about 0.5 million...
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  • Thumbnail for Common dwarf mongoose
    The common dwarf mongoose (Helogale parvula) is a mongoose species native to Angola, northern Namibia, KwaZulu-Natal in South Africa, Zambia and East...
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  • Thumbnail for Yellow mongoose
    smaller size, grey colouration, a grey or darker grey tip to the tail, and shorter hair more appropriate to the hotter climate. The yellow mongoose is primarily...
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  • Thumbnail for Meller's mongoose
    Rhinogale melleri was proposed by John Edward Gray in 1865 for a grey-brown mongoose zoological specimen collected in East Africa. It was placed in the...
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    Urva is a genus comprising the Asian mongooses within the mongoose family Herpestidae. Species in the genus were formerly classified in the genus Herpestes...
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  • Thumbnail for Jackson's mongoose
    Jackson's mongoose (Bdeogale jacksoni) is a mongoose species native to montane forests in Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania. It appears to be rare and has been...
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  • Thumbnail for Common slender mongoose
    common slender mongoose (Herpestes sanguineus), also known as the black-tipped mongoose or the black-tailed mongoose, is a very common mongoose species native...
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  • Thumbnail for Pousargues's mongoose
    Pousargues's mongoose (Dologale dybowskii), also known as the African tropical savannah mongoose, is a mongoose native to Central Africa. It is listed...
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  • Thumbnail for Marsh mongoose
    The marsh mongoose (Atilax paludinosus), also called water mongoose is a medium-sized mongoose species native to sub-Saharan Africa that inhabits freshwater...
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  • Thumbnail for Collared mongoose
    The collared mongoose (Urva semitorquata) is a mongoose species native to Borneo and Sumatra; its presence in the Philippines is uncertain. It is listed...
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  • Thumbnail for Grey seal
    The grey seal (Halichoerus grypus) is a large seal of the family Phocidae, which are commonly referred to as "true seals" or "earless seals". The only...
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  • Thumbnail for Banded mongoose
    The banded mongoose (Mungos mungo) is a mongoose species native from the Sahel to Southern Africa. It lives in savannas, open forests and grasslands and...
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  • Thumbnail for Selous's mongoose
    of the mongoose ranges from pale speckled grey to tawny grey with a pale underside, while the legs are brown or black. The tail of the mongoose is white...
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    Sloth bear (redirect from Indian Sloth Bear)
    bear (Melursus ursinus), also known as the Indian bear, is a myrmecophagous bear species native to the Indian subcontinent. It feeds on fruits, ants and...
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  • Thumbnail for Broad-striped Malagasy mongoose
    broad-striped Malagasy mongoose or broad-striped vontsira (Galidictis fasciata) is a species of Galidiinae, a subfamily of mongoose-like euplerids native...
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  • Thumbnail for Narrow-striped mongoose
    The narrow-striped mongoose (Mungotictis decemlineata) is a member of the family Eupleridae endemic to Madagascar. It inhabits the western Madagascar succulent...
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  • Thumbnail for Black-footed mongoose
    The black-footed mongoose (Bdeogale nigripes) is a mongoose species native to Central Africa, where it inhabits deep deciduous forests from eastern Nigeria...
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  • Thumbnail for Gambian mongoose
    proposed by William Ogilby in 1835 for a mongoose specimen from Gambia. The Gambian mongoose has a grizzled grey and brown fur, which is mixed with red...
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  • Thumbnail for Short-tailed mongoose
    The short-tailed mongoose (Urva brachyura) is a mongoose species native to Peninsular Malaysia, Sumatra and Borneo. It inhabits evergreen forest and rural...
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  • Thumbnail for White-tailed mongoose
    The white-tailed mongoose (Ichneumia albicauda) is a species in the mongoose family Herpestidae. It is the only member of the genus Ichneumia. Herpestes...
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  • Thumbnail for Somalian slender mongoose
    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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