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Slender Mongooses
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Slender Mongooses

Herpestes

Herpestes is a genus within the mongoose family Herpestidae. It is the type genus of the family, and comprises five extant species, each with several subspecies. Several species in the family are known as slender mongooses.

Fossil remains of three prehistoric species were excavated in France, and described in 1853.

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5 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 5 known species

Egyptian Mongoose

speciesHerpestes ichneumon

Common Slender Mongoose

speciesHerpestes sanguineus

Cape Grey Mongoose

speciesHerpestes pulverulentus

Kaokoveld Slender Mongoose

speciesHerpestes flavescens

Somali Slender Mongoose

speciesHerpestes ochraceus

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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 41894.