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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 ]
The Indian grey mongoose or Asian grey mongoose (Urva edwardsii) is a mongoose species native to the Indian subcontinent and West Asia. It is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. [1] The grey mongoose inhabits open forests, scrublands and cultivated fields, often close to human habitation.
For a species to be assessed as vulnerable to extinction the best available evidence must meet quantitative criteria set by the IUCN designed to reflect "a high risk of extinction in the wild". Endangered and critically endangered species also meet the quantitative criteria of vulnerable species, and are listed separately.
Scientists have recently discovered a new primate species in Myanmar’s central forest. However, the Popa langur, named after nearby Mount Popa, is tragically already on the verge of extinction.
Offspring from Jamaican small Indian mongooses were shipped to plantations on other islands. [20] Early 1900s accounts claimed that introduced mongooses were effective at reducing the number of rats, mice and insects. [25] However, the mongooses also preyed on native birds that had evolved in the absence of any mammalian predators.
The species include a fruit bat, two species of fish, eight types of mussels and 10 types of birds.
Endangered (EN) – very high risk of extinction in the wild, meets any of criteria A to E for Endangered. Vulnerable (VU) – meets one of the 5 Red List criteria and thus considered to be at high risk of unnatural (human-caused) extinction without further human intervention. Near Threatened (NT) – close to being endangered in the near future.
The Charles Paddock Zoo in Atascadero, California, took to Facebook with the exciting news that a baby Mongoose Lemur has been born! These animals are listed as critically endangered according to ...