Life Mammalia Carnivora Viverridae

• Herpestes auropunctata (Hodgson, 1836) Iraq, Iran - N.India - Malaya, Hainan, Hawaii (introduced), Caribbean Islands, Guyana - French Guiana. See [maps] Small Indian Mongoose Indian Mongoose

  • Mangusta auropunctata Hodgson, 1836; J. Asiat. Soc. Bengal, 5: 236; TL: Nepal
  • pallustris

  • Herpestes javanicus auropunctatus; [CoL]

  = javanicus?

  • H. a. pallipes (Blyth, 1845)

    • auropunctata pallipes Blyth, 1845; ; TL: Kandahar
    • helvus
    • persicus

    • Herpestes javanicus pallipes; [CoL]
• Herpestes brachyurus Gray, 1837 Malaysia, Philippines, Borneo, Sumatra. See [maps]

  • Herpestes brachyurus Gray, 1837; Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond. 1836: 88; TL: Malaysia, Malacca
  • Herpestes hosei Jentink, 1903; Notes Leyden Mus. 23: 226; TL: Sarawak, Baram River
  • ?fuscus

  • Herpestes brachyurus brachyurus; [CoL]
  • Herpestes brachyurus hosei; [CoL]
  • Herpestes brachyurus javanensis; [CoL]
  • Herpestes brachyurus palawanus; [CoL]
  • Herpestes brachyurus parvus; [CoL]
  • Herpestes brachyurus sumatrius; [CoL]
  • Herpestes brachyurus; [CoL]
  • Herpestes fuscus flavidens; [CoL]
  • Herpestes fuscus maccarthiae; [CoL]
  • Herpestes fuscus siccatus; [CoL]
• Herpestes edwardsi (Geoffroy, 1818) NE.Arabia - Iran - Baluchistan, India, Bahrain, Sri Lanka, Malaya (introduced), Mauritus, Ryukyu Islands. See [maps] Indian Grey Mongoose

  • Ichneumon edwardsii Geoffroy, 1818; Descrip. de L'Egypte 2: 139; TL: Madras
  • edwardsi ferrugineus Blanford, 1874; ; TL: Sind
  • andersoni
  • montanus
  • pallens

  • Herpestes edwardsi edwardsi; [CoL]
  • Herpestes edwardsi lanka; [CoL]
  • Herpestes edwardsi montanus; [CoL]
  • Herpestes edwardsi nyula; [CoL]
  • Herpestes edwardsi; [CoL]
• Herpestes fuscus Waterhouse, 1838 Sri Lanka, S.India. See [maps]

  • Herpestes fuscus Waterhouse, 1838; Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond. 1838: 55; TL: India

  • Herpestes fuscus fuscus; [CoL]
  • Herpestes fuscus rubidior; [CoL]
  • Herpestes fuscus; [CoL]

  = brachyurus?

• Herpestes ichneumon (Linnaeus, 1758) S.Spain, Portugal, Morocco - Tunisa, Egypt, E.Libya?, Palestine, S.Asia Minor, Africa (south of Sahara, savanna zones). See [maps] Egyptian Mongoose

  • Viverra ichneumon Linnaeus, 1758; Syst. Nat. (Edn 10) 1: 43; TL: Egypt, Nile River

  • Herpestes ichneumon angolensis; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]
  • Herpestes ichneumon cafra; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]
  • Herpestes ichneumon centralis; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]
  • Herpestes ichneumon funestus; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]
  • Herpestes ichneumon mababiensis; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]
  • Herpestes ichneumon parvidens; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]
  • Herpestes ichneumon sabiensis; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]
  • Herpestes ichneumon; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]
  • H. i. ichneumon

    • aegyptiae
    • major
    • pharaon

    • Herpestes ichneumon ichneumon; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]
  • H. i. numidicus (Cuvier, 1834)

    • ichneumon numidicus Cuvier, 1834; (Morocco - Tunisia)
    • sangronizi

    • Herpestes ichneumon numidicus; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]
    • Herpestes ichneumon sangronizi; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]
  • H. i. widdringtoni Gray, 1842

    • ichneumon widdringtoni Gray, 1842; (Iberia)
    • dorsalis
    • ferruginea Seabra
    • grisea Seabra

    • Herpestes edwardsi ferrugineus; [CoL]
    • Herpestes ichneumon widdringtonii; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]
• Herpestes javanicus (Geoffroy, 1818) Java, Malay Peninsula, Thailand, Kampuchea, C.Vietnam. See [maps]

  • javanicus (Geoffroy, 1818); Descrip. de L'Egypte 2: 138; TL: Indonesia, West Java

  • Herpestes javanicus exilis; [CoL]
  • Herpestes javanicus javanicus; [CoL]
  • Herpestes javanicus orientalis; [CoL]
  • Herpestes javanicus palustris; [CoL]
  • Herpestes javanicus peninsulae; [CoL]
  • Herpestes javanicus perakensis; [CoL]
  • Herpestes javanicus rafflesii; [CoL]
  • Herpestes javanicus rubrifrons; [CoL]
  • Herpestes javanicus siamensis; [CoL]
  • Herpestes javanicus tjerapai; [CoL]
  • Herpestes javanicus; [CoL]
• Herpestes naso De Winton, 1901 SE.Nigeria - Gabon, Zaire. See [maps]

  • Herpestes naso De Winton, 1901; Bull. Liverpool Mus. 3 (2): 35; TL: Cameroun, Cameroun River
  • microdon

  • Herpestes naso; [CoL]
  • Xenogale naso; ; [iNaturalist]
• Herpestes pulverulentus (Wagner, 1839) S.Angola, Namibia, S.Africa. See [maps]

  • pulverulentus (Wagner, 1839); Gelehrte Anzeign. I. K. Bayer Akad. Wiss. Munchen, 9: 426; TL: Cape of Good Hope

  • Galerella pulverulenta; ; [CoL]
  • Herpestes pulverulentus basuticus; [iNaturalist]
  • Herpestes pulverulentus pulverulentus; [iNaturalist]
  • Herpestes pulverulentus ruddi; [iNaturalist]
  • Herpestes pulverulentus; [iNaturalist]
• Herpestes sanguineus (Ruppell, 1835) Subsaharan Africa

  • sanguineus (Ruppell, 1835); Neue Wirbelt. Fauna Abyssin. Gehorig. Saugeth. 1: 27; TL: Sudan, Kordofan
  • dentifer
  • granti
  • ochraceus

  • Galerella sanguinea; ; [CoL]
  • Herpestes ochraceus; [iNaturalist]
  • Herpestes sanguineus canus; [iNaturalist]
  • Herpestes sanguineus cauui; [iNaturalist]
  • Herpestes sanguineus dasilvai; [iNaturalist]
  • Herpestes sanguineus dentifer; [iNaturalist]
  • Herpestes sanguineus fulvidior; [iNaturalist]
  • Herpestes sanguineus galbus; [iNaturalist]
  • Herpestes sanguineus gracilis; [iNaturalist]
  • Herpestes sanguineus grantii; [iNaturalist]
  • Herpestes sanguineus ibeae; [iNaturalist]
  • Herpestes sanguineus ignitus; [iNaturalist]
  • Herpestes sanguineus lancasteri; [iNaturalist]
  • Herpestes sanguineus melanura; [iNaturalist]
  • Herpestes sanguineus mossambica; [iNaturalist]
  • Herpestes sanguineus mustela; [iNaturalist]
  • Herpestes sanguineus mutgigella; [iNaturalist]
  • Herpestes sanguineus orestes; [iNaturalist]
  • Herpestes sanguineus parvipes; [iNaturalist]
  • Herpestes sanguineus perfulvidus; [iNaturalist]
  • Herpestes sanguineus phoenicurus; [iNaturalist]
  • Herpestes sanguineus proteus; [iNaturalist]
  • Herpestes sanguineus rendilis; [iNaturalist]
  • Herpestes sanguineus saharae; [iNaturalist]
  • Herpestes sanguineus sanguineus; [iNaturalist]
  • Herpestes sanguineus swalius; [iNaturalist]
  • Herpestes sanguineus swinnyi; [iNaturalist]
  • Herpestes sanguineus ugandae; [iNaturalist]
  • Herpestes sanguineus; [iNaturalist]
• Herpestes semitorquatus Gray, 1846 Borneo, Sumatra. See [maps]

  • Herpestes semitorquatus Gray, 1846; Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. (1) 18: 211; TL: Mainland opposite Labuan (Brunei)

  • Herpestes semitorquatus semitorquatus; [CoL]
  • Herpestes semitorquatus uniformis; [CoL]
  • Herpestes semitorquatus; [CoL]
• Herpestes smithii Gray, 1837 India, Sri Lanka. See [maps]

  • Herpestes smithii Gray, 1837; Mag. Nat. Hist. (Charlesworth), 1: 578; TL: India, Bombay

  • Herpestes smithii smithii; [CoL]
  • Herpestes smithii thysanurus; [CoL]
  • Herpestes smithii zeylanius; [CoL]
  • Herpestes smithii; [CoL]
• Herpestes urva (Hodgson, 1836) S.China, Taiwan, Nepal - Indochina. See [maps]

  • urva (Hodgson, 1836); J. Asiat. Soc. Bengal, 5: 238; TL: Nepal

  • Herpestes urva annamensis; [CoL]
  • Herpestes urva formosanus; [CoL]
  • Herpestes urva sinensis; [CoL]
  • Herpestes urva urva; [CoL]
  • Herpestes urva; [CoL]
• Herpestes vitticollis Bennett, 1835 S.India, Sri Lanka. See [maps]

  • Herpestes vitticollis Bennett, 1835; Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond. 1835: 67; TL: India, Travancore

  • Herpestes vitticollis inornatus; [CoL]
  • Herpestes vitticollis vitticollis; [CoL]
  • Herpestes vitticollis; [CoL]

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