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mammals
bears, cats, wolves, weasels, and relatives
feliform carnivores
mongooses
Specimens
Classification
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mongooses
Herpestes
Kingdom
Animalia
animal kingdom
Animalia: pictures (7319)
Animalia: specimens (3017)
Animalia: sounds (165)
Animalia: maps (42)
Class
Mammalia
mammals
Mammalia: information (1)
Mammalia: pictures (1065)
Mammalia: specimens (2905)
Mammalia: sounds (5)
Order
Carnivora
bears, cats, wolves, weasels, and relatives
Carnivora: information (1)
Carnivora: pictures (275)
Carnivora: specimens (209)
Carnivora: sounds (4)
Suborder
Feliformia
feliform carnivores
Feliformia: pictures (41)
Feliformia: specimens (98)
Family
Herpestidae
mongooses
Herpestidae: specimens (28)
Genus
Herpestes
mongooses
Herpestes: specimens (7)
Species
Herpestes brachyurus
short-tailed mongoose
Species
Herpestes edwardsi
Indian gray mongoose
Species
Herpestes fuscus
Indian brown mongoose
Species
Herpestes ichneumon
Egyptian mongoose
Herpestes ichneumon: specimens (7)
Species
Herpestes javanicus
Indian mongoose
Species
Herpestes naso
long-nosed mongoose
Species
Herpestes semitorquatus
collared mongoose
Species
Herpestes smithii
ruddy mongoose
Species
Herpestes urva
crab-eating mongoose
Species
Herpestes vitticollis
striped-necked mongoose