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HOME --> CLASS MAMMALIA
--> ORDER CARNIVORA
--> SUBORDER FELIFORMIA
--> 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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