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--> FAMILY Herpestidae
--> GENUS Herpestes
SPECIES Herpestes smithii
Author: | Gray, 1837. | Citation: | Mag. Nat. Hist. [Charlesworth's], 1: 578. | Common Name: | Ruddy Mongoose | Type Locality: | Not given. Thomas (1923) suggested that it was from the "Bombay Region" but this was questioned by Pocock (1937). | Distribution: | India, Sri Lanka. | Status: | CITES – Appendix III (India); IUCN – Lower Risk (lc). | |
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