Herpestes

Herpestes
	Herpestes edwardsii
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Carnivora
Family:	Herpestidae
Genus:	Herpestes; Illiger, 1811
Species
	Herpestes brachyurus; Herpestes edwardsii; Herpestes fuscus; Herpestes ichneumon; Herpestes javanicus; Herpestes naso; Herpestes semitorquatus; Herpestes smithii; Herpestes urva; Herpestes vitticollis; Herpestes lemanensis†;

Herpestes is a genus of the mongoose family (Herpestidae). It is the type genus of the family. It contains the following ten species, with a number of subspecies, and one extinct species:^[1]

Short-tailed mongoose, Herpestes brachyurus
- H. b. brachyurus
- H. b. hosei (by some 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
† Herpestes lemanensis (†=extinct)

References

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

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[1] Wilson, D. E.; Reeder, D. M., eds. (2005). "Herpestes". 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

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