A mongoose is a small terrestrial carnivorous mammal belonging to the family Herpestidae. This family has two subfamilies, the Herpestinae and the Mungotinae. The Herpestinae comprises 23 living speci
Herpestes ichneumon Египетский мангуст, или фараонова крыса, или ихневмо́н
Marsh mongoose or water mongoose, Atilax paludinosus, at Rietvlei Nature Reserve, Gauteng, South Africa
The Indian grey mongoose or Asian grey mongoose is a mongoose species native to the Indian subcontinent and West Asia. It is listed as least concern on the IUCN Red List.
Mongoose
…Mongoose Temporal range: Early Miocene to present, 21.8–0 Ma Top left: Meerkat Top right: Yellow mongoose Bottom left: Slender mongoose Bottom right: Indian gray mongoose Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Mammalia Infraclass: Placentalia Order: Carnivora Superfamily: Herpestoidea Family…
Herpestes edwardsii at Hyderaba
Inquisitive Indian grey mongoose pups at Lucknow Zoological Park.