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Herpestes
Herpestes edwardsii
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Herpestes

Illiger, 1811
Species

Several, see text

Herpestes is a genus of the mongoose family, Herpestidae that contains the following species and subspecies:[1]

  • Short-tailed Mongoose, Herpestes brachyurus
    • H. b. brachyurus
    • H. b. hosei (sometimes considered a species, Hose's Mongoose Herpestes hosei)[2]
    • H. b. javanensis
    • H. b. palawanus
    • H. b. parvus
    • H. b. sumatrius
  • Indian Gray Mongoose, Herpestes edwardsi
    • H. e. edwardsi
    • H. e. ferrugineus
    • H. e. lanka
    • H. e. montanus
    • H. e. nyula
  • Indian Brown Mongoose, Herpestes fuscus
    • H. f. fuscus
    • H. f. flavidens
    • H. f. maccarthiae
    • H. f. rubidior
    • H. f. siccatus
  • Egyptian Mongoose, Herpestes ichneumon
    • H. i. ichneumon
    • H. i. angolensis
    • H. i. cafra
    • H. i. centralis
    • H. i. funestus
    • H. i. mababiensis
    • H. i. numidicus
    • H. i. parvidens
    • H. i. sabiensis
    • H. i. sangronizi
    • H. i. widdringtonii
  • Small Asian Mongoose, Herpestes javanicus
    • H. j. javanicus
    • H. j. auropunctatus
    • H. j. exilis
    • H. j. orientalis
    • H. j. pallipes
    • H. j. palustris (Bengal Mongoose)
    • H. j. peninsulae
    • H. j. perakensis
    • H. j. rafflesii
    • H. j. rubrifrons
    • H. j. siamensis
    • H. j. tjerapai
  • Long-nosed Mongoose Herpestes naso
  • Collared Mongoose, Herpestes semitorquatus
    • H. semitorquatus semitorquatus
    • H. s. uniformis
  • Ruddy Mongoose, Herpestes smithii
    • H. smithii smithii
    • H. s. thysanurus
    • H. s. zeylanius
  • Crab-eating Mongoose, Herpestes urva
    • H. u. urva
    • H. u. annamensis
    • H. u. formosanus
    • H. u. sinensis
  • Stripe-necked Mongoose, Herpestes vitticollis
    • H. v. vitticollis
    • H. v. inornatus

References

  1. ^ Wilson, D. E.; Reeder, D. M., eds. (2005). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
  2. ^ Francis, C.M. & Payne, J. (1985). A field guide to the mammals of Borneo. Malaysia: Sabah Society