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Indian grey mongoose

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It has been generally accepted that the Indian grey mongoose occurs in Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Bahrain, Iran, Afghanistan, Pakistan, India, Nepal, Sri Lanka, and Bangladesh, as represented by the distribution map. A 2007 study found specimens also in Turkey, and United Arab Emirates, thus extending the
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The species is protected in India, but an illegal trade in hair for the purposes of making of paint brushes and shaving brushes continues, and this is one of its most significant threats. About 3000 mongoose were killed to produce 155 kg. of raw mongoose hair, which were seized by Uttar Pradesh
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The Indian grey mongoose is omnivorous, though most of its diet is made up from live prey it catches from being an opportunistic hunter, with mice, rats, lizards, snakes, and beetles making up the bulk. Also eaten are ground birds, their eggs, grasshoppers, scorpions, centipedes, frogs, crabs, fish,
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The Indian grey mongoose typically opens eggs by holding them between the paws and biting a hole in the little end. Smaller mongooses typically open eggs by throwing them between their legs against a hard object, so it has been speculated, that the adult Indian grey mongoose should do likewise with
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Their tail length equals their body length. Body length: 36–45 cm (14-17 inches) Tail length: 45 cm (17 inches), weight: 0.9-1.7 kg (2-4 lb). Males are significantly larger than the females. Indian grey mongooses are unusual in that they can discriminate four colours, more than
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This species is known for its ability to combat venomous snakes. It primarily achieves this through tiring the snake out, by enticing it to make multiple strikes which it acrobatically avoids. Secondary protection against the venomous bite includes the stiff rigid hair, which is excited at such
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Despite being a common animal, the natural history of the Indian grey mongoose is not well known. They appear to be able to occupy a wide variety of habitats but preferring open types. These include grasslands, open areas, rocky patches, scrub, semi-desert, cultivated fields and other disturbed
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The Indian grey mongoose has tawny grey or iron grey fur, which is more grizzled and stiffer and coarser than that of other mongooses. The ruddiness of the coat varies in different subspecies, but it described as appearing more grey than other mongooses. The grizzled appearance comes from the
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individual hairs being ringed by creamy-white and black. The legs are brown and darker than the body. The hair around the muzzle and eyes is also brown but with a stronger rusty red colouring. The tail is bushy, whilst the tip of the tail, if coloured, is pale yellow or white.
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The Indian grey mongoose mates two to three times each year, between March and October. The gestation period lasts for 60 to 65 days; the female gives birth to two to four offspring.
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and parts of plants: fruits, berries, and roots, as well as larger prey including hares and egrets. It kills prey by delivering a bite to the neck or head.
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The lifespan of the Indian grey mongoose is seven years in the wild, or 12 years when in captivity.
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The Indian grey mongoose is often kept as a pet to keep dwellings free from rats and other pests.
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A checklist of mammals of India with their distribution and conservation status
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Forest Department and Wildlife Crime Control Bureau (WCCB) in 2018.
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and cultivated fields, often close to human habitation. It lives in
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Sharma, Gaurav; Kamalakannan, M.; Venkataraman, K. (1 July 2015).
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areas, areas of thickets, bushy vegetation, dry secondary forest,
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about the adventures of a valiant young Indian grey mongoose.
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Natural history of the Mammalia of India and Ceylon
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(2016). 457: 433: 425: 3147: 1910: 1431: 992: 990: 988: 837: 716: 714: 476: 7045: 6240: 4476: 1246:Reeve, W. & Sanderson, D. (1858). 931: 927: 925: 923: 921: 771:Hinton, H. E.; Dunn, A. M. S. (1967). 667: 598: 596: 594: 592: 590: 19:"Indian mongoose" redirects here. For 6810: 6809: 5714: 5171: 4475: 3627: 2762: 2203: 1383: 1305: 1072:from the original on 22 December 2018 1036:from the original on 23 December 2016 720: 565: 331:eggs. It breeds throughout the year. 1126:. M.hindustantimes.com. 2016-04-22. 1063:Department of Forests & Wildlife 996: 985: 968:"How the Mongoose Defeats the Snake" 948:from the original on 25 January 2017 745: 711: 7053:IUCN Red List least concern species 2694:South African small-spotted genet ( 1104:from the original on 31 August 2017 1021: 918: 873:Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, É. (1817). 854:from the original on 5 January 2017 614:IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 587: 504:The Indian grey mongoose is called 13: 1252:A dictionary, Canarese and English 1180:"मुंगूस muṅgūsa, Bengal Mungoose, 889: 813:Duff, Andrew; Lawson, Ann (2004). 334: 14: 7094: 3038:Broad-striped Malagasy mongoose ( 1192:A dictionary, Marathi and English 1022:Lal, Ranjit (20 September 2015). 815:Mammals of the World: A Checklist 2763: 484:The Indian grey mongoose is the 92: 5172: 2204: 1288:from the original on 2021-04-16 1269: 1258:from the original on 2023-03-05 1239: 1228:from the original on 2020-10-19 1209: 1171: 1160:from the original on 2021-01-30 1141: 1130:from the original on 2023-03-05 1116: 1084: 1048: 1015: 974:from the original on 2013-02-09 960: 907:from the original on 2020-10-28 897:"ASM Mammal Diversity Database" 866: 838:Shekhar, K. S. (October 2003). 831: 699:from the original on 2017-01-02 5715: 806: 796: 779: 764: 739: 378:Étienne Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire 315:, birds’ eggs and hatchlings, 1: 2450:Malabar large-spotted civet ( 1065:. Chandigarh Administration. 723:Indian Mammals: A Field Guide 581: 16:Species of mongoose from Asia 6712:Indonesian mountain weasel ( 6368:North American river otter ( 5256:Humboldt's hog-nosed skunk ( 2310:Macrogalidia musschenbroekii 844:Small Carnivore Conservation 499: 7: 3573:Somalian slender mongoose ( 1222:A Telugu-English dictionary 1100:. Kolkata. 23 August 2017. 686:Pakistan Journal of Zoology 663:. Calcutta: Thacker, Spink. 522: 364: 233:Indian grey mongoose range 10: 7099: 6526:Asian small-clawed otter ( 5265:American hog-nosed skunk ( 5247:Molina's hog-nosed skunk ( 3555:Angolan slender mongoose ( 3250:Ethiopian dwarf mongoose ( 2299:Small-toothed palm civet ( 1178:Molesworth, J. T. (1857). 944:. University of Michigan. 881:. In Jomard, E. F. (ed.). 792:. 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(1973). 653:Sterndale, Robert A. 477:Relation with humans 344:most other mammals. 261:Indian grey mongoose 6877:herpestes-edwardsii 6864:Herpestes_edwardsii 6850:Herpestes edwardsii 6633:M. aistoodonnivalis 6469:Hairy-nosed otter ( 6386:Neotropical otter ( 6166:Patagonian weasel ( 5629:White-nosed coati ( 4829:Cystophora cristata 4820:Erignathus barbatus 4553:Northern fur seal ( 4330:Helarctos malayanus 3966:Atelocynus microtis 3673:U. cinereoargenteus 3564:Egyptian mongoose ( 3491:Rhynchogale melleri 3489:Meller's mongoose ( 3480:Selous's mongoose ( 3464:Ichneumia albicauda 3418:Collared mongoose ( 3292:Angolan kusimanse ( 3176:Liberian mongoose ( 2529:West African oyan ( 2428:Civettictis civetta 2359:Golden palm civet ( 2317:Masked palm civet ( 2292:Arctictis binturong 2266:Hemigalus derbyanus 2264:Banded palm civet ( 2255:Hose's palm civet ( 2044:Rusty-spotted cat ( 932:Graham, E. (2004). 607:Herpestes edwardsii 370:Ichneumon edwardsii 282:Indian subcontinent 265:Asian grey mongoose 251:Herpestes edwardsii 247:Ichneumon edwardsii 59:Conservation status 6820:Herpestes edwardsi 6748:European polecat ( 6581:Colombian weasel ( 6231:(African polecats) 5859:Caucasian badger ( 5787:(Eurasian badgers) 5237:(hog-nosed skunks) 4974:("southern seals") 4873:Halichoerus grypus 4804:("northern seals") 4676:Phocarctos hookeri 4581:Eumetopias jubatus 4579:Steller sea lion ( 4361:Asian black bear ( 4111:African wild dog ( 4065:(wolf-like canids) 3342:Atilax paludinosus 3301:Common kusimanse ( 3228:Dologale dybowskii 3200:Gambian mongoose ( 2984:Western falanouc ( 2975:Eastern falanouc ( 2944:Cryptoprocta ferox 2849:Parahyaena brunnea 2604:Johnston's genet ( 2559:Abyssinian genet ( 2511:(African linsangs) 2419:Viverricula indica 2350:Brown palm civet ( 2341:Asian palm civet ( 2248:Cynogale bennettii 2239:Chrotogale owstoni 2135:European wildcat ( 2126:Black-footed cat ( 1716:Leptailurus serval 1684:Asian golden cat ( 1450:(Asiatic linsangs) 1278:"Rikki-Tikki-Tavi" 1186:Herpesteus Griseus 1097:The Times of India 1029:The Indian Express 936:Herpestes edwardsi 566:In popular culture 468: 440: 288:. It is listed as 21:Urva auropunctatus 7073:Mammals of Bhutan 7040: 7039: 6812:Taxon identifiers 6803: 6802: 6799: 6798: 6795: 6794: 6791: 6790: 6787: 6786: 6766:Siberian weasel ( 6757:American ermine ( 6685:Japanese weasel ( 6640:Mountain weasel ( 6624: 6547: 6546: 6333: 6318: 6317: 6314: 6313: 6302:Striped polecat ( 6252:Marbled polecat ( 6234: 6219: 6218: 6191: 6139: 6138: 6118:Japanese marten ( 6064:American marten ( 6057: 5915:M. cucphuongensis 5906: 5889: 5888: 5877:European badger ( 5850:Japanese badger ( 5790: 5743:American badger ( 5706: 5705: 5702: 5701: 5678: 5677: 5674: 5673: 5602: 5561:Northern olingo ( 5545: 5520:Cozumel raccoon ( 5495: 5419: 5418: 5373: 5332: 5240: 5221: 5163: 5162: 5159: 5158: 5155: 5154: 5151: 5150: 5147: 5146: 5137:Ommatophoca rossi 5110:Hydrurga leptonyx 5097: 5094:(Antarctic seals) 5067:M. angustirostris 5058: 5041: 5040: 5007:Monachus monachus 4994: 4977: 4962: 4961: 4958: 4957: 4807: 4790: 4773: 4772: 4635:Otaria flavescens 4624: 4623: 4535: 4503:Odobenus rosmarus 4467: 4466: 4463: 4462: 4459: 4458: 4455: 4454: 4418: 4395: 4394: 4391: 4390: 4293:Spectacled bear ( 4251: 4227: 4226: 4223: 4222: 4219: 4218: 4067: 4054: 4053: 3973:Crab-eating fox ( 3964:Short-eared dog ( 3912: 3897: 3884: 3883: 3766: 3708:Otocyon megalotis 3652: 3619: 3618: 3615: 3614: 3611: 3610: 3607: 3606: 3603: 3602: 3471:Yellow mongoose ( 3322: 3321: 3209:Banded mongoose ( 3178:Liberiictus kuhni 3132: 3113: 3112: 3109: 3108: 2996: 2995: 2922: 2891: 2890: 2887: 2886: 2883: 2882: 2827: 2788: 2754: 2753: 2750: 2749: 2746: 2745: 2718: 2717: 2714: 2713: 2710: 2709: 2706: 2705: 2658:Servaline genet ( 2577:Bourlon's genet ( 2552: 2513: 2489: 2488: 2371: 2370: 2343:P. hermaphroditus 2195: 2194: 2191: 2190: 2187: 2186: 2163: 2162: 2159: 2158: 2155: 2154: 2151: 2150: 2147: 2146: 2108:African wildcat ( 2065: 2064: 2035:Flat-headed cat ( 1975: 1974: 1759: 1758: 1696: 1695: 1610: 1609: 1606: 1605: 1534:Clouded leopard ( 1493: 1468:Spotted linsang ( 1452: 1417:Nandinia binotata 1182:Viverra Ichneumon 877:Ichneumon pharaon 875:"De l'Ichneumon. 732:978-93-5009-761-8 319:and a variety of 257: 256: 190:U. edwardsii 82: 7090: 7068:Mammals of Nepal 7063:Mammals of India 7033: 7032: 7020: 7019: 7007: 7006: 6994: 6993: 6981: 6980: 6968: 6967: 6955: 6954: 6942: 6941: 6929: 6928: 6916: 6915: 6903: 6902: 6890: 6889: 6880: 6879: 6867: 6866: 6854: 6853: 6852: 6839: 6838: 6837: 6807: 6806: 6739:Malayan weasel ( 6658:Steppe polecat ( 6631:Sichuan weasel ( 6623: 6622: 6618: 6558: 6557: 6495:L. perspicillata 6460:Eurasian otter ( 6337: 6336: 6332: 6331: 6327: 6238: 6237: 6233: 6232: 6228: 6207:Greater grison ( 6190: 6189: 6185: 6159: 6158: 6150: 6149: 6100:Nilgiri marten ( 6073:Pacific marten ( 6056: 6055: 6051: 5977: 5976: 5960:M. subaurantiaca 5905: 5904: 5903:(ferret-badgers) 5900: 5794: 5793: 5789: 5788: 5784: 5736: 5735: 5725: 5724: 5712: 5711: 5606: 5605: 5601: 5600: 5596: 5544: 5543: 5539: 5494: 5493: 5489: 5430: 5429: 5372: 5371: 5370:(spotted skunks) 5367: 5331: 5330: 5326: 5239: 5238: 5234: 5225: 5224: 5220: 5219: 5211: 5182: 5181: 5169: 5168: 5126:Crabeater seal ( 5101: 5100: 5096: 5095: 5091: 5057: 5056: 5055:(elephant seals) 5052: 5031:N. schauinslandi 4998: 4997: 4993: 4992: 4988: 4981: 4980: 4976: 4975: 4971: 4846: 4845: 4811: 4810: 4806: 4805: 4801: 4794: 4793: 4789: 4788: 4782: 4743:Brown fur seal ( 4718:A. galapagoensis 4605:Z. californianus 4572: 4571: 4539: 4538: 4534: 4533: 4519: 4489: 4488: 4481: 4473: 4472: 4417: 4416: 4412: 4406: 4405: 4321:Melursus ursinus 4312: 4311: 4255: 4254: 4250: 4247: 4240: 4239: 4207:Ethiopian wolf ( 4071: 4070: 4066: 4063: 3916: 3915: 3911: 3908: 3901: 3900: 3896: 3893: 3782:Blanford's fox ( 3765: 3758: 3699: 3698: 3657: 3656: 3651: 3648: 3641: 3640: 3633: 3625: 3624: 3427:Ruddy mongoose ( 3409:Javan mongoose ( 3340:Marsh mongoose ( 3333: 3332: 3312:C. platycephalus 3145: 3144: 3136: 3135: 3131: 3128: 3126: 3007: 3006: 2951:Malagasy civet ( 2935: 2934: 2926: 2925: 2921: 2916: 2909: 2908: 2904: 2831: 2830: 2826: 2823: 2792: 2791: 2787: 2784: 2777: 2776: 2773: 2772: 2760: 2759: 2724: 2723: 2551: 2548: 2512: 2509: 2500: 2499: 2410: 2409: 2406: 2395: 2394: 2390: 2377: 2376: 2283: 2282: 2225: 2224: 2214: 2213: 2201: 2200: 1995:Otocolobus manul 1986: 1985: 1908: 1907: 1784:Geoffroy's cat ( 1707: 1706: 1637: 1636: 1628: 1627: 1623: 1511: 1510: 1502: 1501: 1498: 1497: 1492: 1489: 1482: 1481: 1459:Banded linsang ( 1451: 1448: 1440: 1439: 1429: 1428: 1408: 1407: 1397: 1396: 1389: 1381: 1380: 1326: 1319: 1312: 1303: 1302: 1297: 1296: 1294: 1293: 1282:The Jungle Books 1273: 1267: 1266: 1264: 1263: 1243: 1237: 1236: 1234: 1233: 1213: 1207: 1206: 1204: 1203: 1175: 1169: 1168: 1166: 1165: 1145: 1139: 1138: 1136: 1135: 1120: 1114: 1113: 1111: 1109: 1088: 1082: 1081: 1079: 1077: 1071: 1060: 1052: 1046: 1045: 1043: 1041: 1019: 1013: 1012: 994: 983: 982: 980: 979: 964: 958: 957: 955: 953: 929: 916: 915: 913: 912: 893: 887: 886: 870: 864: 863: 861: 859: 835: 829: 828: 810: 804: 800: 794: 793: 783: 777: 776: 768: 762: 761: 743: 737: 736: 718: 709: 708: 706: 704: 698: 692:(6): 1931–1943. 683: 674: 665: 664: 649: 640: 639: 637: 635: 630: 600: 572:Rikki-Tikki-Tavi 557: 551: 545: 535: 525: 515: 509: 405:U. e. ferruginea 228: 210: 97: 96: 76: 71: 70: 44: 32: 31: 7098: 7097: 7093: 7092: 7091: 7089: 7088: 7087: 7043: 7042: 7041: 7036: 7028: 7023: 7015: 7010: 7002: 6999:Observation.org 6997: 6989: 6984: 6976: 6971: 6963: 6958: 6950: 6945: 6937: 6932: 6924: 6919: 6911: 6906: 6898: 6893: 6885: 6883: 6875: 6870: 6862: 6857: 6848: 6847: 6842: 6833: 6832: 6827: 6814: 6804: 6783: 6759:M. richardsonii 6703:European mink ( 6620: 6619: 6617: 6607: 6599:American mink ( 6572:Amazon weasel ( 6543: 6501: 6477: 6444: 6427: 6403: 6352: 6329: 6328: 6326: 6310: 6277: 6260: 6230: 6229: 6227: 6215: 6198:Lesser grison ( 6187: 6186: 6184: 6174: 6135: 6053: 6052: 6050: 6040: 6016: 5992: 5966: 5902: 5901: 5899: 5885: 5834: 5786: 5785: 5783: 5775: 5751: 5732: 5719: 5698: 5670: 5637: 5598: 5597: 5595: 5587: 5541: 5540: 5538: 5528: 5491: 5490: 5488: 5478: 5445: 5415: 5382:S. angustifrons 5369: 5368: 5366: 5356: 5329:(stink badgers) 5328: 5327: 5325: 5315: 5307:Striped skunk ( 5282: 5276:C. semistriatus 5236: 5235: 5233: 5213: 5212: 5210: 5202: 5196:Ailurus fulgens 5176: 5143: 5093: 5092: 5090: 5082: 5054: 5053: 5051: 5037: 5013: 4990: 4989: 4987: 4973: 4972: 4970: 4954: 4912: 4879: 4835: 4803: 4802: 4800: 4786: 4784: 4783: 4781: 4769: 4682: 4665: 4641: 4620: 4587: 4561: 4528: 4523: 4521: 4520: 4518: 4514: 4509: 4483: 4479: 4451: 4431: 4414: 4413: 4387: 4336: 4301: 4277: 4248: 4246: 4236: 4215: 4144:Golden jackal ( 4128: 4102: 4064: 4062: 4050: 3981: 3975:Cerdocyon thous 3955: 3931: 3909: 3907: 3894: 3892: 3880: 3845:Rüppell's fox ( 3759: 3757: 3747: 3732:N. procyonoides 3714: 3706:Bat-eared fox ( 3688: 3653: 3649: 3635: 3631: 3599: 3584:H. pulverulenta 3539: 3497: 3453: 3420:U. semitorquata 3375:U. auropunctata 3357: 3318: 3267: 3234: 3217: 3184: 3167: 3129: 3127: 3122: 3121: 3105: 3072: 3055: 3022: 3016:Galidia elegans 2992: 2959: 2919: 2917: 2915: 2905: 2900: 2879: 2871:Spotted hyena ( 2855: 2838:Striped hyena ( 2824: 2822: 2814: 2785: 2783: 2767: 2742: 2702: 2640:Aquatic genet ( 2631:Pardine genet ( 2568:Angolan genet ( 2549: 2547: 2537: 2522:P. richardsonii 2510: 2508: 2485: 2468:Malayan civet ( 2434: 2426:African civet ( 2402: 2401: 2391: 2386: 2385: 2381: 2367: 2325: 2272: 2257:Diplogale hosei 2221: 2208: 2183: 2143: 2061: 2001: 1981: 1971: 1947: 1930: 1903: 1897: 1871:Eurasian lynx ( 1846: 1755: 1722: 1702: 1692: 1659: 1632: 1624: 1619: 1602: 1542: 1494: 1490: 1476: 1449: 1436: 1423: 1404: 1391: 1387: 1375: 1337: 1330: 1300: 1291: 1289: 1274: 1270: 1261: 1259: 1244: 1240: 1231: 1229: 1214: 1210: 1201: 1199: 1176: 1172: 1163: 1161: 1146: 1142: 1133: 1131: 1122: 1121: 1117: 1107: 1105: 1090: 1089: 1085: 1075: 1073: 1069: 1058: 1054: 1053: 1049: 1039: 1037: 1020: 1016: 1009: 995: 986: 977: 975: 966: 965: 961: 951: 949: 930: 919: 910: 908: 895: 894: 890: 871: 867: 857: 855: 836: 832: 825: 811: 807: 801: 797: 784: 780: 769: 765: 758: 744: 740: 733: 719: 712: 702: 700: 696: 681: 675: 668: 650: 643: 633: 631: 601: 588: 584: 576:Rudyard Kipling 568: 502: 479: 428: 400:U. e. edwardsii 374:scientific name 367: 350: 337: 335:Characteristics 249: 219: 212: 206: 193: 91: 83: 72: 68: 61: 28: 17: 12: 11: 5: 7096: 7086: 7085: 7080: 7075: 7070: 7065: 7060: 7055: 7038: 7037: 7035: 7034: 7021: 7008: 6995: 6982: 6969: 6956: 6943: 6930: 6917: 6904: 6891: 6881: 6868: 6855: 6840: 6824: 6822: 6816: 6815: 6801: 6800: 6797: 6796: 6793: 6792: 6789: 6788: 6785: 6784: 6782: 6781: 6777:M. strigidorsa 6772: 6763: 6754: 6745: 6736: 6730:Least weasel ( 6727: 6718: 6709: 6700: 6691: 6682: 6676:Haida ermine ( 6673: 6664: 6660:M. eversmannii 6655: 6646: 6637: 6627: 6625: 6609: 6608: 6606: 6605: 6596: 6587: 6578: 6568: 6566: 6555: 6549: 6548: 6545: 6544: 6542: 6541: 6532: 6523: 6513: 6511: 6503: 6502: 6500: 6499: 6489: 6487: 6479: 6478: 6476: 6475: 6466: 6456: 6454: 6446: 6445: 6443: 6442: 6432: 6429: 6428: 6426: 6425: 6415: 6413: 6405: 6404: 6402: 6401: 6392: 6388:L. longicaudis 6383: 6377:Marine otter ( 6374: 6364: 6362: 6354: 6353: 6351: 6350: 6340: 6334: 6320: 6319: 6316: 6315: 6312: 6311: 6309: 6308: 6299: 6289: 6287: 6279: 6278: 6276: 6275: 6265: 6262: 6261: 6259: 6258: 6248: 6246: 6235: 6221: 6220: 6217: 6216: 6214: 6213: 6204: 6194: 6192: 6176: 6175: 6173: 6172: 6162: 6156: 6147: 6141: 6140: 6137: 6136: 6134: 6133: 6124: 6115: 6106: 6097: 6091:Beech marten ( 6088: 6079: 6070: 6060: 6058: 6042: 6041: 6039: 6038: 6028: 6026: 6018: 6017: 6015: 6014: 6004: 6002: 5994: 5993: 5991: 5990: 5980: 5974: 5968: 5967: 5965: 5964: 5955: 5946: 5937: 5928: 5919: 5909: 5907: 5891: 5890: 5887: 5886: 5884: 5883: 5874: 5868:Asian badger ( 5865: 5856: 5846: 5844: 5836: 5835: 5833: 5832: 5823: 5814: 5810:A. albogularis 5804: 5802: 5791: 5777: 5776: 5774: 5773: 5767:Honey badger ( 5763: 5761: 5753: 5752: 5750: 5749: 5739: 5733: 5728: 5721: 5720: 5708: 5707: 5704: 5703: 5700: 5699: 5697: 5696: 5695: 5694: 5688: 5686: 5680: 5679: 5676: 5675: 5672: 5671: 5669: 5668: 5659: 5649: 5647: 5639: 5638: 5636: 5635: 5626: 5616: 5614: 5603: 5589: 5588: 5586: 5585: 5576: 5567: 5558: 5548: 5546: 5530: 5529: 5527: 5526: 5517: 5508: 5504:P. cancrivorus 5498: 5496: 5480: 5479: 5477: 5476: 5472:B. sumichrasti 5467: 5457: 5455: 5447: 5446: 5444: 5443: 5433: 5427: 5421: 5420: 5417: 5416: 5414: 5413: 5404: 5395: 5386: 5376: 5374: 5358: 5357: 5355: 5354: 5345: 5335: 5333: 5317: 5316: 5314: 5313: 5304: 5298:Hooded skunk ( 5294: 5292: 5284: 5283: 5281: 5280: 5271: 5262: 5253: 5243: 5241: 5222: 5204: 5203: 5201: 5200: 5190: 5188: 5178: 5177: 5165: 5164: 5161: 5160: 5157: 5156: 5153: 5152: 5149: 5148: 5145: 5144: 5142: 5141: 5132: 5123: 5117:Weddell seal ( 5114: 5108:Leopard seal ( 5104: 5098: 5084: 5083: 5081: 5080: 5071: 5061: 5059: 5043: 5042: 5039: 5038: 5036: 5035: 5025: 5023: 5015: 5014: 5012: 5011: 5001: 4995: 4978: 4964: 4963: 4960: 4959: 4956: 4955: 4953: 4952: 4943: 4934: 4928:Caspian seal ( 4924: 4922: 4914: 4913: 4911: 4910: 4901: 4895:Spotted seal ( 4891: 4889: 4881: 4880: 4878: 4877: 4868: 4859: 4849: 4843: 4837: 4836: 4834: 4833: 4824: 4818:Bearded seal ( 4814: 4808: 4791: 4787:or true seals) 4785:(earless seals 4775: 4774: 4771: 4770: 4768: 4767: 4758: 4749: 4740: 4731: 4722: 4713: 4704: 4694: 4692: 4684: 4683: 4681: 4680: 4670: 4667: 4666: 4664: 4663: 4653: 4651: 4643: 4642: 4640: 4639: 4629: 4626: 4625: 4622: 4621: 4619: 4618: 4609: 4599: 4597: 4589: 4588: 4586: 4585: 4575: 4569: 4563: 4562: 4560: 4559: 4549: 4547: 4536: 4511: 4510: 4508: 4507: 4497: 4495: 4485: 4484: 4469: 4468: 4465: 4464: 4461: 4460: 4457: 4456: 4453: 4452: 4450: 4449: 4448: 4447: 4441: 4439: 4433: 4432: 4430: 4429: 4428: 4427: 4421: 4419: 4403: 4397: 4396: 4393: 4392: 4389: 4388: 4386: 4385: 4376: 4367: 4358: 4348: 4346: 4338: 4337: 4335: 4334: 4325: 4315: 4309: 4303: 4302: 4300: 4299: 4289: 4287: 4279: 4278: 4276: 4275: 4271:A. melanoleuca 4265: 4263: 4252: 4237: 4232: 4229: 4228: 4225: 4224: 4221: 4220: 4217: 4216: 4214: 4213: 4204: 4195: 4189:Eastern wolf ( 4186: 4177: 4171:African wolf ( 4168: 4159: 4153:Domestic dog ( 4150: 4140: 4138: 4130: 4129: 4127: 4126: 4117: 4107: 4104: 4103: 4101: 4100: 4091: 4081: 4079: 4068: 4056: 4055: 4052: 4051: 4049: 4048: 4039: 4033:Sechuran fox ( 4030: 4026:L. gymnocercus 4021: 4012: 4006:Darwin's fox ( 4003: 3993: 3991: 3983: 3982: 3980: 3979: 3970: 3960: 3957: 3956: 3954: 3953: 3943: 3941: 3933: 3932: 3930: 3929: 3919: 3913: 3898: 3886: 3885: 3882: 3881: 3879: 3878: 3869: 3860: 3851: 3842: 3833: 3824: 3815: 3806: 3797: 3788: 3779: 3775:V. bengalensis 3769: 3767: 3749: 3748: 3746: 3745: 3736: 3726: 3724: 3716: 3715: 3713: 3712: 3702: 3696: 3690: 3689: 3687: 3686: 3677: 3667: 3665: 3654: 3644: 3637: 3636: 3621: 3620: 3617: 3616: 3613: 3612: 3609: 3608: 3605: 3604: 3601: 3600: 3598: 3597: 3588: 3579: 3570: 3561: 3551: 3549: 3541: 3540: 3538: 3537: 3528: 3519: 3515:B. crassicauda 3509: 3507: 3499: 3498: 3496: 3495: 3486: 3477: 3468: 3458: 3455: 3454: 3452: 3451: 3442: 3433: 3424: 3415: 3406: 3397: 3388: 3379: 3369: 3367: 3359: 3358: 3356: 3355: 3346: 3336: 3330: 3324: 3323: 3320: 3319: 3317: 3316: 3307: 3298: 3289: 3279: 3277: 3269: 3268: 3266: 3265: 3256: 3246: 3244: 3236: 3235: 3233: 3232: 3222: 3219: 3218: 3216: 3215: 3206: 3196: 3194: 3186: 3185: 3183: 3182: 3172: 3169: 3168: 3166: 3165: 3155: 3153: 3142: 3133: 3115: 3114: 3111: 3110: 3107: 3106: 3104: 3103: 3094: 3084: 3082: 3074: 3073: 3071: 3070: 3060: 3057: 3056: 3054: 3053: 3049:G. grandidieri 3044: 3034: 3032: 3024: 3023: 3021: 3020: 3010: 3004: 2998: 2997: 2994: 2993: 2991: 2990: 2981: 2971: 2969: 2961: 2960: 2958: 2957: 2948: 2938: 2932: 2923: 2906: 2896: 2893: 2892: 2889: 2888: 2885: 2884: 2881: 2880: 2878: 2877: 2867: 2865: 2857: 2856: 2854: 2853: 2844: 2834: 2828: 2816: 2815: 2813: 2812: 2802: 2800: 2789: 2769: 2768: 2756: 2755: 2752: 2751: 2748: 2747: 2744: 2743: 2741: 2740: 2739: 2738: 2732: 2730: 2720: 2719: 2716: 2715: 2712: 2711: 2708: 2707: 2704: 2703: 2701: 2700: 2691: 2682: 2673: 2664: 2655: 2646: 2637: 2628: 2619: 2613:Letaba genet ( 2610: 2601: 2595:Common genet ( 2592: 2583: 2574: 2565: 2555: 2553: 2539: 2538: 2536: 2535: 2526: 2516: 2514: 2497: 2491: 2490: 2487: 2486: 2484: 2483: 2474: 2465: 2456: 2446: 2444: 2436: 2435: 2433: 2432: 2423: 2413: 2407: 2392: 2380: 2373: 2372: 2369: 2368: 2366: 2365: 2361:P. zeylonensis 2356: 2347: 2337: 2335: 2327: 2326: 2324: 2323: 2319:Paguma larvata 2314: 2305: 2296: 2286: 2280: 2274: 2273: 2271: 2270: 2261: 2252: 2243: 2233: 2231: 2222: 2217: 2210: 2209: 2197: 2196: 2193: 2192: 2189: 2188: 2185: 2184: 2182: 2181: 2180: 2179: 2173: 2171: 2165: 2164: 2161: 2160: 2157: 2156: 2153: 2152: 2149: 2148: 2145: 2144: 2142: 2141: 2132: 2123: 2114: 2105: 2096: 2090:Domestic cat ( 2087: 2077: 2075: 2067: 2066: 2063: 2062: 2060: 2059: 2050: 2046:P. rubiginosus 2041: 2032: 2023: 2019:P. bengalensis 2013: 2011: 2003: 2002: 2000: 1999: 1993:Pallas's cat ( 1989: 1983: 1977: 1976: 1973: 1972: 1970: 1969: 1959: 1957: 1949: 1948: 1946: 1945: 1935: 1932: 1931: 1929: 1928: 1918: 1916: 1905: 1899: 1898: 1896: 1895: 1886: 1880:Iberian lynx ( 1877: 1868: 1858: 1856: 1848: 1847: 1845: 1844: 1835: 1826: 1817: 1808: 1799: 1790: 1781: 1771: 1769: 1761: 1760: 1757: 1756: 1754: 1753: 1744: 1734: 1732: 1724: 1723: 1721: 1720: 1710: 1704: 1698: 1697: 1694: 1693: 1691: 1690: 1681: 1671: 1669: 1661: 1660: 1658: 1657: 1647: 1645: 1634: 1625: 1615: 1612: 1611: 1608: 1607: 1604: 1603: 1601: 1600: 1591: 1582: 1573: 1564: 1558:Snow leopard ( 1554: 1552: 1544: 1543: 1541: 1540: 1531: 1521: 1519: 1508: 1495: 1485: 1478: 1477: 1475: 1474: 1465: 1455: 1453: 1437: 1432: 1425: 1424: 1422: 1421: 1411: 1405: 1400: 1393: 1392: 1377: 1376: 1374: 1373: 1371:Laurasiatheria 1367: 1361: 1355: 1349: 1342: 1339: 1338: 1329: 1328: 1321: 1314: 1306: 1299: 1298: 1268: 1238: 1208: 1170: 1140: 1115: 1083: 1047: 1014: 1007: 999:The carnivores 984: 959: 917: 888: 865: 830: 823: 805: 795: 778: 763: 756: 748:The carnivores 738: 731: 710: 666: 641: 585: 583: 580: 567: 564: 501: 498: 478: 475: 427: 424: 423: 422: 417: 412: 407: 402: 366: 363: 349: 346: 336: 333: 280:native to the 270:Urva edwardsii 255: 254: 242: 241: 235: 234: 230: 229: 221: 220: 213: 208:Urva edwardsii 202: 201: 195: 194: 187: 185: 181: 180: 173: 169: 168: 163: 159: 158: 153: 149: 148: 143: 139: 138: 133: 129: 128: 123: 119: 118: 113: 109: 108: 103: 99: 98: 85: 84: 66: 63: 62: 57: 54: 53: 46: 45: 37: 36: 15: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 7095: 7084: 7081: 7079: 7076: 7074: 7071: 7069: 7066: 7064: 7061: 7059: 7056: 7054: 7051: 7050: 7048: 7031: 7026: 7022: 7018: 7013: 7009: 7005: 7000: 6996: 6992: 6987: 6983: 6979: 6974: 6970: 6966: 6961: 6957: 6953: 6948: 6944: 6940: 6935: 6931: 6927: 6922: 6918: 6914: 6909: 6905: 6901: 6896: 6892: 6888: 6882: 6878: 6873: 6869: 6865: 6860: 6856: 6851: 6845: 6841: 6836: 6830: 6826: 6825: 6823: 6821: 6817: 6813: 6808: 6780: 6778: 6773: 6771: 6769: 6764: 6762: 6760: 6755: 6753: 6751: 6746: 6744: 6742: 6737: 6735: 6733: 6728: 6726: 6724: 6719: 6717: 6715: 6714:M. lutreolina 6710: 6708: 6706: 6701: 6699: 6697: 6692: 6690: 6688: 6683: 6681: 6679: 6674: 6672: 6670: 6665: 6663: 6661: 6656: 6654: 6652: 6647: 6645: 6643: 6638: 6636: 6634: 6629: 6628: 6626: 6616: 6615: 6610: 6604: 6602: 6597: 6595: 6593: 6588: 6586: 6584: 6579: 6577: 6575: 6570: 6569: 6567: 6565: 6564: 6559: 6556: 6554: 6550: 6540: 6538: 6533: 6531: 6529: 6524: 6522: 6520: 6515: 6514: 6512: 6510: 6509: 6504: 6498: 6496: 6491: 6490: 6488: 6486: 6485: 6480: 6474: 6472: 6467: 6465: 6463: 6458: 6457: 6455: 6453: 6452: 6447: 6441: 6439: 6434: 6433: 6430: 6424: 6422: 6417: 6416: 6414: 6412: 6411: 6406: 6400: 6398: 6393: 6391: 6389: 6384: 6382: 6380: 6375: 6373: 6371: 6370:L. canadensis 6366: 6365: 6363: 6361: 6360: 6355: 6349: 6347: 6344:Giant otter ( 6342: 6341: 6338: 6335: 6325: 6321: 6307: 6305: 6300: 6298: 6296: 6291: 6290: 6288: 6286: 6285: 6280: 6274: 6272: 6267: 6266: 6263: 6257: 6255: 6250: 6249: 6247: 6245: 6244: 6239: 6236: 6226: 6222: 6212: 6210: 6205: 6203: 6201: 6196: 6195: 6193: 6183: 6182: 6177: 6171: 6169: 6164: 6163: 6160: 6157: 6155: 6151: 6148: 6146: 6142: 6132: 6130: 6125: 6123: 6121: 6116: 6114: 6112: 6107: 6105: 6103: 6102:M. gwatkinsii 6098: 6096: 6094: 6089: 6087: 6085: 6080: 6078: 6076: 6071: 6069: 6067: 6062: 6061: 6059: 6049: 6048: 6043: 6037: 6035: 6030: 6029: 6027: 6025: 6024: 6019: 6013: 6011: 6006: 6005: 6003: 6001: 6000: 5995: 5989: 5987: 5982: 5981: 5978: 5975: 5973: 5969: 5963: 5961: 5956: 5954: 5952: 5947: 5945: 5943: 5942:M. orientalis 5938: 5936: 5934: 5929: 5927: 5925: 5920: 5918: 5916: 5911: 5910: 5908: 5898: 5897: 5892: 5882: 5880: 5875: 5873: 5871: 5866: 5864: 5862: 5857: 5855: 5853: 5848: 5847: 5845: 5843: 5842: 5837: 5831: 5829: 5824: 5822: 5820: 5815: 5813: 5811: 5806: 5805: 5803: 5801: 5800: 5795: 5792: 5782: 5778: 5772: 5770: 5765: 5764: 5762: 5760: 5759: 5754: 5748: 5746: 5745:Taxidea taxus 5741: 5740: 5737: 5734: 5731: 5726: 5722: 5718: 5713: 5709: 5692: 5691: 5690: 5689: 5687: 5685: 5681: 5667: 5665: 5660: 5658: 5656: 5655:N. meridensis 5651: 5650: 5648: 5646: 5645: 5640: 5634: 5632: 5627: 5625: 5623: 5618: 5617: 5615: 5613: 5612: 5607: 5604: 5594: 5590: 5584: 5582: 5577: 5575: 5573: 5568: 5566: 5564: 5559: 5557: 5555: 5550: 5549: 5547: 5537: 5536: 5531: 5525: 5523: 5518: 5516: 5514: 5509: 5507: 5505: 5500: 5499: 5497: 5487: 5486: 5481: 5475: 5473: 5468: 5466: 5464: 5459: 5458: 5456: 5454: 5453: 5448: 5442: 5440: 5435: 5434: 5431: 5428: 5426: 5422: 5412: 5410: 5405: 5403: 5401: 5396: 5394: 5392: 5387: 5385: 5383: 5378: 5377: 5375: 5365: 5364: 5359: 5353: 5351: 5346: 5344: 5342: 5341:M. javanensis 5337: 5336: 5334: 5324: 5323: 5318: 5312: 5310: 5305: 5303: 5301: 5296: 5295: 5293: 5291: 5290: 5285: 5279: 5277: 5272: 5270: 5268: 5267:C. leuconotus 5263: 5261: 5259: 5258:C. humboldtii 5254: 5252: 5250: 5245: 5244: 5242: 5232: 5231: 5226: 5223: 5217: 5209: 5205: 5199: 5197: 5192: 5191: 5189: 5187: 5183: 5179: 5175: 5170: 5166: 5140: 5138: 5133: 5131: 5129: 5124: 5122: 5120: 5115: 5113: 5111: 5106: 5105: 5102: 5099: 5089: 5085: 5079: 5077: 5072: 5070: 5068: 5063: 5062: 5060: 5050: 5049: 5044: 5034: 5032: 5027: 5026: 5024: 5022: 5021: 5016: 5010: 5008: 5003: 5002: 4999: 4996: 4986: 4982: 4979: 4969: 4965: 4951: 4949: 4946:Baikal seal ( 4944: 4942: 4940: 4937:Ringed seal ( 4935: 4933: 4931: 4926: 4925: 4923: 4921: 4920: 4915: 4909: 4907: 4904:Harbor seal ( 4902: 4900: 4898: 4893: 4892: 4890: 4888: 4887: 4882: 4876: 4874: 4869: 4867: 4865: 4862:Ribbon seal ( 4860: 4858: 4856: 4851: 4850: 4847: 4844: 4842: 4838: 4832: 4830: 4827:Hooded seal ( 4825: 4823: 4821: 4816: 4815: 4812: 4809: 4799: 4795: 4792: 4780: 4776: 4766: 4764: 4763:A. tropicalis 4759: 4757: 4755: 4750: 4748: 4746: 4741: 4739: 4737: 4732: 4730: 4728: 4723: 4721: 4719: 4714: 4712: 4710: 4705: 4703: 4701: 4696: 4695: 4693: 4691: 4690: 4689:Arctocephalus 4685: 4679: 4677: 4672: 4671: 4668: 4662: 4660: 4655: 4654: 4652: 4650: 4649: 4644: 4638: 4636: 4631: 4630: 4627: 4617: 4615: 4614:Z. wollebaeki 4610: 4608: 4606: 4601: 4600: 4598: 4596: 4595: 4590: 4584: 4582: 4577: 4576: 4573: 4570: 4568: 4564: 4558: 4556: 4551: 4550: 4548: 4546: 4545: 4540: 4537: 4531: 4526: 4522:(eared seals: 4517: 4512: 4506: 4504: 4499: 4498: 4496: 4494: 4490: 4486: 4482: 4474: 4470: 4445: 4444: 4443: 4442: 4440: 4438: 4434: 4425: 4424: 4423: 4422: 4420: 4411: 4407: 4404: 4402: 4398: 4384: 4382: 4377: 4375: 4373: 4368: 4366: 4364: 4363:U. thibetanus 4359: 4357: 4355: 4354:U. americanus 4350: 4349: 4347: 4345: 4344: 4339: 4333: 4331: 4326: 4324: 4322: 4317: 4316: 4313: 4310: 4308: 4304: 4298: 4296: 4291: 4290: 4288: 4286: 4285: 4280: 4274: 4272: 4269:Giant panda ( 4267: 4266: 4264: 4262: 4261: 4256: 4253: 4245: 4241: 4238: 4235: 4230: 4212: 4210: 4205: 4203: 4201: 4196: 4194: 4192: 4187: 4185: 4183: 4178: 4176: 4174: 4169: 4167: 4165: 4160: 4158: 4156: 4155:C. familiaris 4151: 4149: 4147: 4142: 4141: 4139: 4137: 4136: 4131: 4125: 4123: 4118: 4116: 4114: 4113:Lycaon pictus 4109: 4108: 4105: 4099: 4097: 4092: 4090: 4088: 4083: 4082: 4080: 4078: 4077: 4072: 4069: 4061: 4057: 4047: 4045: 4040: 4038: 4036: 4031: 4029: 4027: 4022: 4020: 4018: 4013: 4011: 4009: 4004: 4002: 4000: 3995: 3994: 3992: 3990: 3989: 3984: 3978: 3976: 3971: 3969: 3967: 3962: 3961: 3958: 3952: 3950: 3945: 3944: 3942: 3940: 3939: 3934: 3928: 3926: 3921: 3920: 3917: 3914: 3906: 3902: 3899: 3891: 3887: 3877: 3875: 3870: 3868: 3866: 3861: 3859: 3857: 3852: 3850: 3848: 3843: 3841: 3839: 3834: 3832: 3830: 3825: 3823: 3821: 3816: 3814: 3812: 3809:Tibetan fox ( 3807: 3805: 3803: 3798: 3796: 3794: 3789: 3787: 3785: 3780: 3778: 3776: 3771: 3770: 3768: 3763: 3756: 3755: 3750: 3744: 3742: 3741:N. viverrinus 3737: 3735: 3733: 3728: 3727: 3725: 3723: 3722: 3717: 3711: 3709: 3704: 3703: 3700: 3697: 3695: 3691: 3685: 3683: 3682:U. littoralis 3678: 3676: 3674: 3669: 3668: 3666: 3664: 3663: 3658: 3655: 3647: 3642: 3638: 3634: 3626: 3622: 3596: 3594: 3589: 3587: 3585: 3580: 3578: 3576: 3571: 3569: 3567: 3562: 3560: 3558: 3557:H. flavescens 3553: 3552: 3550: 3548: 3547: 3542: 3536: 3534: 3529: 3527: 3525: 3520: 3518: 3516: 3511: 3510: 3508: 3506: 3505: 3500: 3494: 3492: 3487: 3485: 3483: 3478: 3476: 3474: 3469: 3467: 3465: 3460: 3459: 3456: 3450: 3448: 3447:U. vitticolla 3443: 3441: 3439: 3434: 3432: 3430: 3425: 3423: 3421: 3416: 3414: 3412: 3407: 3405: 3403: 3398: 3396: 3394: 3389: 3387: 3385: 3380: 3378: 3376: 3371: 3370: 3368: 3366: 3365: 3360: 3354: 3352: 3351:Xenogale naso 3347: 3345: 3343: 3338: 3337: 3334: 3331: 3329: 3325: 3315: 3313: 3308: 3306: 3304: 3299: 3297: 3295: 3290: 3288: 3286: 3281: 3280: 3278: 3276: 3275: 3270: 3264: 3262: 3257: 3255: 3253: 3248: 3247: 3245: 3243: 3242: 3237: 3231: 3229: 3224: 3223: 3220: 3214: 3212: 3207: 3205: 3203: 3198: 3197: 3195: 3193: 3192: 3187: 3181: 3179: 3174: 3173: 3170: 3164: 3162: 3157: 3156: 3154: 3152: 3151: 3146: 3143: 3141: 3137: 3134: 3125: 3124:sensu stricto 3120: 3116: 3102: 3100: 3095: 3093: 3091: 3086: 3085: 3083: 3081: 3080: 3075: 3069: 3067: 3062: 3061: 3058: 3052: 3050: 3045: 3043: 3041: 3036: 3035: 3033: 3031: 3030: 3025: 3019: 3017: 3012: 3011: 3008: 3005: 3003: 2999: 2989: 2987: 2982: 2980: 2978: 2973: 2972: 2970: 2968: 2967: 2962: 2956: 2954: 2953:Fossa fossana 2949: 2947: 2945: 2940: 2939: 2936: 2933: 2931: 2927: 2924: 2914: 2910: 2907: 2903: 2899: 2894: 2876: 2874: 2869: 2868: 2866: 2864: 2863: 2858: 2852: 2850: 2847:Brown hyena ( 2845: 2843: 2841: 2840:Hyaena hyaena 2836: 2835: 2832: 2829: 2821: 2817: 2811: 2809: 2804: 2803: 2801: 2799: 2798: 2793: 2790: 2782: 2778: 2774: 2770: 2766: 2761: 2757: 2736: 2735: 2734: 2733: 2731: 2729: 2725: 2721: 2699: 2697: 2692: 2690: 2688: 2683: 2681: 2679: 2674: 2672: 2670: 2667:Hausa genet ( 2665: 2663: 2661: 2656: 2654: 2652: 2647: 2645: 2643: 2638: 2636: 2634: 2629: 2627: 2625: 2620: 2618: 2616: 2611: 2609: 2607: 2602: 2600: 2598: 2593: 2591: 2589: 2584: 2582: 2580: 2575: 2573: 2571: 2570:G. angolensis 2566: 2564: 2562: 2561:G. abyssinica 2557: 2556: 2554: 2546: 2545: 2540: 2534: 2532: 2527: 2525: 2523: 2518: 2517: 2515: 2507: 2506: 2501: 2498: 2496: 2492: 2482: 2480: 2475: 2473: 2471: 2470:V. tangalunga 2466: 2464: 2462: 2457: 2455: 2453: 2448: 2447: 2445: 2443: 2442: 2437: 2431: 2429: 2424: 2422: 2420: 2415: 2414: 2411: 2408: 2405: 2404:sensu stricto 2400: 2396: 2393: 2389: 2384: 2378: 2374: 2364: 2362: 2357: 2355: 2353: 2348: 2346: 2344: 2339: 2338: 2336: 2334: 2333: 2328: 2322: 2320: 2315: 2313: 2311: 2306: 2304: 2302: 2297: 2295: 2293: 2288: 2287: 2284: 2281: 2279: 2278:Paradoxurinae 2275: 2269: 2267: 2262: 2260: 2258: 2253: 2251: 2249: 2246:Otter civet ( 2244: 2242: 2240: 2235: 2234: 2232: 2230: 2226: 2223: 2220: 2215: 2211: 2207: 2202: 2198: 2177: 2176: 2175: 2174: 2172: 2170: 2166: 2140: 2138: 2137:F. silvestris 2133: 2131: 2129: 2124: 2122: 2120: 2115: 2113: 2111: 2106: 2104: 2102: 2097: 2095: 2093: 2088: 2086: 2084: 2079: 2078: 2076: 2074: 2073: 2068: 2058: 2056: 2055:P. viverrinus 2053:Fishing cat ( 2051: 2049: 2047: 2042: 2040: 2038: 2033: 2031: 2029: 2028:P. javanensis 2024: 2022: 2020: 2017:Leopard cat ( 2015: 2014: 2012: 2010: 2009: 2004: 1998: 1996: 1991: 1990: 1987: 1984: 1978: 1968: 1966: 1961: 1960: 1958: 1956: 1955: 1950: 1944: 1942: 1937: 1936: 1933: 1927: 1925: 1920: 1919: 1917: 1915: 1914: 1909: 1906: 1900: 1894: 1892: 1887: 1885: 1883: 1878: 1876: 1874: 1869: 1867: 1865: 1864:L. canadensis 1862:Canada lynx ( 1860: 1859: 1857: 1855: 1854: 1849: 1843: 1841: 1836: 1834: 1832: 1827: 1825: 1823: 1818: 1816: 1814: 1809: 1807: 1805: 1800: 1798: 1796: 1791: 1789: 1787: 1782: 1780: 1778: 1773: 1772: 1770: 1768: 1767: 1762: 1752: 1750: 1745: 1743: 1741: 1736: 1735: 1733: 1731: 1730: 1725: 1719: 1717: 1712: 1711: 1708: 1705: 1699: 1689: 1687: 1686:C. temminckii 1682: 1680: 1678: 1673: 1672: 1670: 1668: 1667: 1662: 1656: 1654: 1651:Marbled cat ( 1649: 1648: 1646: 1644: 1643: 1638: 1635: 1629: 1626: 1622: 1621:sensu stricto 1618: 1613: 1599: 1597: 1592: 1590: 1588: 1583: 1581: 1579: 1574: 1572: 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culpaeus 3895:(true dogs) 3854:Swift fox ( 3829:V. macrotis 3721:Nyctereutes 3630:Caniformia 3575:H. ochracea 3533:B. nigripes 3524:B. jacksoni 3411:U. javanica 3328:Herpestinae 3303:C. obscurus 3294:C. ansorgei 3274:Crossarchus 3130:(mongooses) 3119:Herpestidae 3099:S. durrelli 3090:S. concolor 3040:G. fasciata 2977:E. goudotii 2898:Herpestidae 2808:P. cristata 2669:G. thierryi 2624:G. maculata 2588:G. cristata 2579:G. bourloni 2332:Paradoxurus 2290:Binturong ( 2229:Hemigalinae 2206:Viverroidea 2169:Viverroidea 2128:F. nigripes 1980:Leopard cat 1965:P. concolor 1882:L. pardinus 1831:L. tigrinus 1822:L. pardalis 1813:L. jacobita 1804:L. guttulus 1777:L. colocola 1536:N. nebulosa 1506:Pantherinae 1386:Feliformia 1040:23 December 952:23 December 634:17 February 449:snake venom 420:U. e. nyula 410:U. e. lanka 166:Herpestidae 7047:Categories 6741:M. nudipes 6732:M. nivalis 6696:M. kathiah 6651:M. erminea 6642:M. altaica 6592:N. frenata 6583:N. felipei 6553:Mustelinae 6295:I. libycus 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2383:Viverrinae 2352:P. jerdoni 2219:Viverridae 2178:see below↓ 2117:Sand cat ( 1924:A. jubatus 1749:C. caracal 1642:Pardofelis 1461:P. linsang 1402:Feliformia 1292:2021-08-17 1262:2020-07-29 1232:2020-07-29 1202:2020-07-29 1164:2020-07-29 1134:2019-02-13 1076:12 January 1008:0297995642 978:2010-10-25 911:2021-07-08 757:0297995642 582:References 490:Chandigarh 301:scrublands 156:Feliformia 152:Suborder: 6687:M. itatsi 6621:(weasels) 6484:Lutrogale 6421:E. lutris 6379:L. felina 6188:(grisons) 6111:M. martes 6054:(martens) 5972:Guloninae 5758:Mellivora 5631:N. narica 5572:B. medius 5563:B. gabbii 5554:B. alleni 5542:(olingos) 5511:Raccoon ( 5363:Spilogale 5249:C. chinga 5230:Conepatus 5186:Ailuridae 4985:Monachini 4897:P. largha 4567:Otariinae 4530:sea lions 4525:fur seals 4516:Otariidae 4401:Mustelida 4372:U. arctos 4234:Arctoidea 4191:C. lycaon 4146:C. aureus 4076:Lupulella 3988:Lycalopex 3865:V. vulpes 3863:Red fox ( 3827:Kit fox ( 3802:V. corsac 3546:Herpestes 3159:Meerkat ( 2918:(Malagasy 2820:Hyaeninae 2781:Hyaenidae 2696:G. felina 2110:F. lybica 1922:Cheetah ( 1840:L. wiedii 1829:Oncilla ( 1795:L. guigna 1766:Leopardus 1747:Caracal ( 1740:C. aurata 1675:Bay cat ( 1596:P. pardus 1594:Leopard ( 1569:P. tigris 1527:N. diardi 1445:Prionodon 1345:Kingdom: 1334:Carnivora 858:5 January 850:: 22–24. 703:2 January 500:Etymology 383:Herpestes 286:West Asia 184:Species: 146:Carnivora 112:Kingdom: 106:Eukaryota 51:Hyderabad 49:Adult in 7025:Species+ 6978:14000584 6884:BioLib: 6829:Wikidata 6667:Ferret ( 6601:N. vison 6462:L. lutra 6330:(otters) 6324:Lutrinae 6181:Galictis 6093:M. foina 6008:Fisher ( 5896:Melogale 5879:M. meles 5799:Arctonyx 5644:Nasuella 5622:N. nasua 5599:(coatis) 5513:P. lotor 5289:Mephitis 5048:Mirounga 4798:Phocinae 4779:Phocidae 4648:Neophoca 4594:Zalophus 4501:Walrus ( 4200:C. rufus 4182:C. lupus 4162:Coyote ( 3997:Culpeo ( 3938:Speothos 3874:V. zerda 3856:V. velox 3793:V. chama 3504:Bdeogale 3402:U. fusca 3241:Helogale 3211:M. mungo 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Index

small Indian mongoose

Hyderabad
Conservation status
Least Concern
IUCN 3.1
Scientific classification
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Eukaryota
Animalia
Chordata
Mammalia
Carnivora
Feliformia
Herpestidae
Urva
Binomial name
É. Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire

Synonyms
mongoose
species
Indian subcontinent
West Asia
Least Concern
IUCN Red List
scrublands
burrows
rodents
snakes

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