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SPECIES Herpestes edwardsi
| Author: | E. Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1818. | | Citation: | Descrip. de L'Egypte, 2: 139. | | Common Name: | Indian Gray Mongoose | | Type Locality: | "Indes orientales". | | Distribution: | Afghanistan, Bahrain, India, Indonesia, Iran, Japan, Kuwait, Nepal, Pakistan, Saudia Arabia, Sri Lanka. Populations believed to be introductions in Malaysia, Ryukyu Isls, Mauritius (Corbet and Hill, 1980; Wells, 1989). | | Status: | CITES – Appendix III (India); IUCN – Lower Risk (lc). | |
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