Herpestes
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Herpestes is a genus
of the mongoose family
, Herpestidae .
It contains the following species and subspecies:
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
of the mongoose family
Family (biology)
In biological classification, family is* a taxonomic rank. Other well-known ranks are life, domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, genus, and species, with family fitting between order and genus. As for the other well-known ranks, there is the option of an immediately lower rank, indicated by the...
, Herpestidae .
It contains the following species and subspecies:
- Short-tailed MongooseShort-tailed MongooseThe Short-tailed Mongoose is a species of mongoose that lives in the rainforests of Southeast Asia.The species is red-brown to black, with black limbs. The head is more grayish, with a black spot on the chin. This species has a total length of 60 to 65 cm and a weight of about 1.4 kg...
, Herpestes brachyurus- H. b. brachyurus
- H. b. hosei (sometimes considered a species, Hose's MongooseHose's MongooseHose's Mongoose is a subspecies of the Short-tailed Mongoose, but it is sometimes considered a separate species instead, Herpestes hosei. It is only known from a single specimen, an adult female taken in the Baram district, Sarawak, Malaysia, in 1893...
Herpestes hosei) - H. b. javanensis
- H. b. palawanus
- H. b. parvus
- H. b. sumatrius
- Indian Gray MongooseIndian Gray MongooseThe Indian Gray Mongoose or Common Grey Mongoose is a species of mongoose mainly found in southern Asia mainly India, Pakistan, Nepal, Sri Lanka and some other parts of Asia. The gray mongoose is commonly found in open forests, scrub lands and cultivated fields, often close to human habitation...
, Herpestes edwardsi- H. e. edwardsi
- H. e. ferrugineus
- H. e. lanka
- H. e. montanus
- H. e. nyula
- Indian Brown MongooseIndian Brown Mongoose| name = Indian Brown Mongoose| image = Brown Mongoose.jpg| image_caption =Adult from the southern Western Ghats| status = VU | status_system = IUCN3.1| status_ref = | regnum = Animalia| phylum = Chordata| classis = Mammaliayugioh zexal...
, Herpestes fuscus- H. f. fuscus
- H. f. flavidens
- H. f. maccarthiae
- H. f. rubidior
- H. f. siccatus
- Egyptian MongooseEgyptian mongooseThe Egyptian Mongoose , also known as the Ichneumon, is a species of mongoose. It may be a reservoir host for Visceral leishmaniasis in Sudan.-Range and habitat:...
, Herpestes ichneumon- H. i. ichneumon
- H. i. angolensis
- H. i. cafra
- H. i. centralis
- H. i. funestus
- H. i. mababiensis
- H. i. numidicus
- H. i. parvidens
- H. i. sabiensis
- H. i. sangronizi
- H. i. widdringtonii
- Small Asian Mongoose, Herpestes javanicus
- H. j. javanicus
- H. j. auropunctatus
- H. j. exilis
- H. j. orientalis
- H. j. pallipes
- H. j. palustris (Bengal Mongoose)
- H. j. peninsulae
- H. j. perakensis
- H. j. rafflesii
- H. j. rubrifrons
- H. j. siamensis
- H. j. tjerapai
- Long-nosed MongooseLong-nosed MongooseThe Long-nosed Mongoose is a mongoose native to Cameroon, Republic of the Congo, The Democratic Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Kenya, Niger, and Tanzania....
Herpestes naso - Collared MongooseCollared MongooseThe Collared Mongoose is a species of mongoose in the Herpestidae family. It is found in Brunei, Indonesia, and Malaysia....
, Herpestes semitorquatus- H. semitorquatus semitorquatus
- H. s. uniformis
- Ruddy MongooseRuddy MongooseThe Ruddy Mongoose is a species of mongoose found in hill forests of peninsular India and Sri Lanka. This mongoose along with the Striped-necked Mongoose are the only mongoose species endemic to India and Sri Lanka....
, Herpestes smithii- H. smithii smithii
- H. s. thysanurus
- H. s. zeylanius
- Crab-eating MongooseCrab-eating MongooseThe Crab-eating Mongoose is a species of mongoose found in northwestern India, Nepal, Myanmar, southern China, and through southeast Asia, including the countries of Vietnam, Malaysia, Taiwan, Laos and Thailand....
, Herpestes urva- H. u. urva
- H. u. annamensis
- H. u. formosanus
- H. u. sinensis
- Stripe-necked Mongoose, Herpestes vitticollis
- H. v. vitticollis
- H. v. inornatus
- † Herpestes lemanensisHerpestes lemanensisHerpestes lemanensis is an extinct species of mongoose, of the genus Herpestes. They vary considerably in size, and may be allied to larger African forms.-External links:* *...