Short-tailed mongoose
This is an old revision of this page, as edited by Scorpions13256 (talk | contribs) at 19:17, 21 July 2018 (added Category:Mammals described in 1837 using HotCat). The present address (URL) is a permanent link to this revision, which may differ significantly from the current revision.
| Short-tailed mongoose | |
|---|---|
| |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | |
| Phylum: | |
| Class: | |
| Order: | |
| Family: | |
| Subfamily: | |
| Genus: | |
| Species: | H. brachyurus
|
| Binomial name | |
| Herpestes brachyurus Gray, 1837
| |
| |
| Short-tailed mongoose range | |
The short-tailed mongoose (Herpestes brachyurus) is a species of mongoose that lives in the rainforests of Southeast Asia.
The species is red-brown to black, with black limbs. The head is more grayish, with a black spot on the chin. This species has a total length of 60 to 65 cm (including tail) and a weight of about 1.4 kg. The tail is relatively short, about 25 cm.
The short-tailed mongoose is found in lowland rainforests of Malay Peninsula, Borneo, Sumatra and the Philippine islands Palawan and Busuanga. It is common in the neighbourhood of rivers and other bodies of waters. One of its subspecies is often considered a separate species instead, the Hose's mongoose.
Subspecies
- 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
References
- ^ Template:IUCN2008 Database entry includes a brief justification of why this species is of least concern
- ^ Francis, C.M. & Payne, J. (1985). A field guide to the mammals of Borneo. Malaysia: Sabah Society
| Herpestes brachyurus | |
|---|---|