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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 species that are native to southern Europe , Africa and Asia , whereas the Mungotinae comprises 11 species native to Africa. [ 2 ]
Four mongooses (clockwise from top left): meerkat (Suricata suricatta), yellow mongoose (Cynictis penicillata), Indian grey mongoose (Urva edwardsii), and common slender mongoose (Herpestes sanguinea) Herpestidae is a family of mammals in the order Carnivora, composed of the mongooses and the meerkat. A member of this family is called a ...
The Indian grey mongoose is often kept as a pet to keep dwellings free from rats and other pests. [16] The Indian grey mongoose is the state animal of Chandigarh. [17] 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 ...
Banded mongoose (M. m. colonus) at Maasai Mara in western KenyaThe banded mongoose (Mungos mungo) is a mongoose species native from the Sahel to Southern Africa.It lives in savannas, open forests and grasslands and feeds primarily on beetles and millipedes.
The white-tailed mongoose attains a weight range of 1.8 to 5.2 kg (4.0 to 11.5 lb), with an average of approximately 3.38 kg (7.5 lb), has a head-and-body length of 53 to 71 cm (21 to 28 in) and a tail length of 40 to 47 cm (16 to 19 in).
The small Indian mongoose is distributed in Iraq through southeastern Iran, Afghanistan, Pakistan, India, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh and Myanmar.It has been introduced to several European countries, islands in the Caribbean Sea, Indian and Pacific Oceans, and on Okinawa in southern Japan.
George Scott's sketch of Gef the talking mongoose, from 1936 A 1932 article that suggested trickery and ventriloquism from Voirrey Irving was the cause of the Gef phenomena
The common slender mongoose is primarily carnivorous, though it is an opportunistic omnivore. Insects make up the bulk of its diet, but lizards, rodents, snakes, birds, amphibians, and the occasional fruit are eaten when available.