List_of_herpestids

IUCN Red List categories
Conservation status
EX	Extinct (0 species)
EW	Extinct in the wild (0 species)
CR	Critically Endangered (0 species)
EN	Endangered (0 species)
VU	Vulnerable (1 species)
NT	Near threatened (3 species)
LC	Least concern (29 species)
Other categories
DD	Data deficient (1 species)
NE	Not evaluated (0 species)

List of herpestids

Species in mammal family Herpestidae

Herpestidae is a family of mammals in the order Carnivora, composed of the mongooses and the meerkat. A member of this family is called a mongoose or a herpestid. They are widespread primarily throughout Africa and south Asia, and are found primarily in forests, savannas, shrublands, and grasslands, though some species can be found in wetlands or deserts. Most mongooses are 30–60 cm (12–24 in) long, plus a 20–40 cm (8–16 in) tail, though the Ethiopian dwarf mongoose can be as small as 18 cm (7 in) plus a 12 cm (5 in) tail, and the white-tailed mongoose can be up to 104 cm (41 in) plus a 47 cm (14 in) tail. Most species do not have population estimates, though one, the Liberian mongoose, is classified as vulnerable with a population size of around 5,000. No herpestid species have been domesticated.

Four mongooses (clockwise from top left): meerkat (Suricata suricatta), yellow mongoose (Cynictis penicillata), Indian grey mongoose (Urva edwardsii), and common slender mongoose (Herpestes sanguinea)

The 34 species of Herpestidae are split into 14 genera within 2 subfamilies: Herpestinae, comprising 23 extant species that are native to southern Europe, Africa and Asia, and Mungotinae, comprising 11 extant species native to Africa. Extinct species have also been placed into both subfamilies, though some older extinct species have not been categorized into a subfamily. Around ten extinct Herpestidae species have been discovered, though due to ongoing research and discoveries the exact number and categorization is not fixed. Herpestidae is believed to have diverged from the existing Feliformia suborder around 21.8 million years ago in the Early Miocene.^[1]

Herpestids

The following classification is based on the taxonomy described by Mammal Species of the World (2005), with augmentation by proposals accepted by the American Society of Mammalogists since using molecular phylogenetic analysis.^[2]^[3]

Subfamily Herpestinae

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Genus **Herpestes** – Illiger, 1811 – five species
Common name	Scientific name and subspecies	Range	Size and ecology	IUCN status and estimated population
Angolan slender mongoose	H. flavescens Bocage, 1889 Two subspecies H. f. flavescens H. f. nigratus (black mongoose)	Southwestern Africa	Size: 31–36 cm (12–14 in) long, plus 31–37 cm (12–15 in) tail^[10] Habitat: Shrubland and rocky areas^[11] Diet: Invertebrates, small mammals, birds, lizards, and snakes^[11]	LC Unknown ^[11]
Egyptian mongoose	H. ichneumon (Linnaeus, 1758) Eleven subspecies H. i. angolensis H. i. cafra H. i. centralis H. i. funestus H. i. ichneumon H. i. mababiensis H. i. numidicus H. i. parvidens H. i. sabiensis H. i. sangronizi H. i. widdringtonii	Sub-Saharan Africa, Nile river, and Mediterranean (native, green); Iberian peninsula (introduced, red)	Size: 48–60 cm (19–24 in) long, plus 33–55 cm (13–22 in) tail^[12] Habitat: Forest, savanna, shrubland, grassland, and inland wetlands^[13] Diet: Omnivorous^[13]	LC Unknown ^[13]
Cape gray mongoose	H. pulverulentus Wagner, 1839 Three subspecies H. p. basuticus H. p. pulverulentus H. p. ruddi	Southern Africa	Size: 29–43 cm (11–17 in) long, plus 20–34 cm (8–13 in) tail^[14] Habitat: Shrubland and inland wetlands^[15] Diet: Small mammals and insects^[15]	LC Unknown ^[15]
Common slender mongoose	H. sanguineus Rüppell, 1836 26 subspecies H. s. canus H. s. cauui H. s. dasilvai H. s. dentifer H. s. fulvidior H. s. galbus H. s. gracilis H. s. grantii H. s. ibeae H. s. ignitus H. s. lancasteri H. s. melanura H. s. mossambica H. s. mustela H. s. mutgigella H. s. orestes H. s. parvipes H. s. perfulvidus H. s. phoenicurus H. s. proteus H. s. rendilis H. s. saharae H. s. sanguinea H. s. swalius (Namaqua slender mongoose) H. s. swinnyi H. s. ugandae	Sub-Saharan Africa	Size: 27–35 cm (11–14 in) long, plus 19–33 cm (7–13 in) tail^[10] Habitat: Forest, savanna, shrubland, and grassland^[16] Diet: Small vertebrates and invertebrates^[16]	LC Unknown ^[16]
Somalian slender mongoose	H. ochraceus Gray, 1848 Four subspecies H. o. bocagei H. o. fulvidior H. o. ochracea H. o. perfulvidus	Eastern Africa	Size: 25–29 cm (10–11 in) long, plus 22–28 cm (9–11 in) tail^[10] Habitat: Shrubland and desert^[17] Diet: Believed to be invertebrates and small vertebrates^[10]^[17]	LC Unknown ^[17]

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Genus **Urva** – Hodgson, 1836 – nine species
Common name	Scientific name and subspecies	Range	Size and ecology	IUCN status and estimated population
Collared mongoose	U. semitorquata (Gray, 1846) Two subspecies U. s. semitorquata U. s. uniforma	Borneo in Southeast Asia	Size: 40–46 cm (16–18 in) long, plus 25–31 cm (10–12 in) tail^[10] Habitat: Forest^[22] Diet: Unknown^[10]^[22]	NT Unknown ^[22]
Crab-eating mongoose	U. urva (Hodgson, 1836) Four subspecies U. u. annamensis U. u. formosana U. u. sinensis U. u. urva	Eastern and Southeast Asia	Size: 45–50 cm (18–20 in) long, plus 25–30 cm (10–12 in) tail^[23] Habitat: Forest, shrubland, and grassland^[24] Diet: Crustaceans, mammals, reptiles, insects, and amphibians^[24]	LC Unknown ^[24]
Indian brown mongoose	U. fusca (Waterhouse, 1838) Five subspecies U. f. flavidens U. f. fusca U. f. maccarthiae U. f. rubidior U. f. siccata	South India, Sri Lanka	Size: 33–48 cm (13–19 in) long, plus 20–33 cm (8–13 in) tail^[23] Habitat: Forest and grassland^[25] Diet: Believed to be a variety of small vertebrates and invertebrates^[10]^[25]	LC Unknown ^[25]
Indian grey mongoose	U. edwardsii (Geoffroy, 1818) Five subspecies U. e. edwardsii U. e. ferruginea U. e. lanka U. e. montana U. e. nyula	India, west Asia	Size: 36–45 cm (14–18 in) long, plus 32–45 cm (13–18 in) tail^[23] Habitat: Forest, shrubland, and grassland^[26] Diet: Small mammals, birds, reptiles, eggs, and invertebrates^[10]^[26]	LC Unknown ^[26]
Javan mongoose	U. javanica (Geoffroy, 1818) Nine subspecies U. j. exilis H. j. javanica U. j. orientalis U. j. peninsulae U. j. perakensis U. j. rafflesii U. j. rubrifrons U. j. siamensis U. j. tjerapai	Southeast Asia	Size: 25–37 cm (10–15 in) long, plus 24–27 cm (9–11 in) tail^[27] Habitat: Forest, savanna, shrubland, grassland, and inland wetlands^[28] Diet: Invertebrates, as well as rodents, birds, snakes, lizards, frogs, fish, and fruit^[27]^[28]	LC Unknown ^[28]
Small Indian mongoose	U. auropunctata (Hodgson, 1836) Three subspecies U. j. auropunctata U. j. pallipes U. j. palustris (Bengal mongoose)	West, south, and southeast Asia	Size: 25–37 cm (10–15 in) long, plus 24–27 cm (9–11 in) tail^[27] Habitat: Forest, savanna, shrubland, grassland, and inland wetlands^[28] Diet: Invertebrates, as well as rodents, birds, snakes, lizards, frogs, fish, and fruit^[27]^[28]	LC Unknown ^[28]
Ruddy mongoose	U. smithii (Gray, 1837) Three subspecies U. s. smithii U. s. thysanura U. s. zeylania	India and Sri Lanka	Size: 39–45 cm (15–18 in) long, plus 35–47 cm (14–19 in) tail^[23] Habitat: Forest and shrubland^[29] Diet: Rodents, birds, and reptiles^[10]^[29]	LC Unknown ^[29]
Short-tailed mongoose	U. brachyura (Gray, 1837) Six subspecies U. b. brachyura U. b. hosei (Hose's mongoose) U. b. javanensis U. b. palawana U. b. parva U. b. sumatria	Southeast Asia	Size: 38–45 cm (15–18 in) long, plus 20–25 cm (8–10 in) tail^[30] Habitat: Forest and shrubland^[31] Diet: Invertebrates and small vertebrates^[31]	NT Unknown ^[31]
Stripe-necked mongoose	U. vitticolla (Bennett, 1835) Two subspecies U. v. inornata U. v. vitticolla	Southern India and Sri Lanka	Size: 25–41 cm (10–16 in) long, plus 22–36 cm (9–14 in) tail^[23] Habitat: Forest and shrubland^[32] Diet: Small mammals, birds, birds' eggs, reptiles, fish, insects, and roots^[32]	LC Unknown ^[32]

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Subfamily Mungotinae

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Common name	Scientific name and subspecies	Range	Size and ecology	IUCN status and estimated population
Black-footed mongoose	B. nigripes Pucheran, 1855	Central Africa	Size: 45–65 cm (18–26 in) long, plus 30–40 cm (12–16 in) tail^[4] Habitat: Forest^[6] Diet: Mammals, as well as reptiles, birds, insects, and centipedes^[6]	LC Unknown ^[6]
Bushy-tailed mongoose	B. crassicauda Peters, 1852 Five subspecies B. c. crassicauda B. c. nigrescens B. c. omnivora B. c. puisa B. c. tenuis	Southeast Africa	Size: 36–52 cm (14–20 in) long, plus 22–29 cm (9–11 in) tail^[4] Habitat: Forest, savanna, and shrubland^[7] Diet: Omnivorous^[7]	LC Unknown ^[7]
Jackson's mongoose	B. jacksoni (Thomas, 1894)	East-central Africa	Size: 50–58 cm (20–23 in) long, plus 28–33 cm (11–13 in) tail^[4] Habitat: Forest^[8] Diet: Rodents and insects^[4]^[8]	NT Unknown ^[8]

Common name	Scientific name and subspecies	Range	Size and ecology	IUCN status and estimated population
Alexander's kusimanse	C. alexandri Thomas, 1907	Central Africa	Size: 37–44 cm (15–17 in) long, plus 24–32 cm (9–13 in) tail^[4] Habitat: Forest^[34] Diet: Invertebrates and fruit, as well as frogs, snakes, and carrion^[4]^[34]	LC Unknown ^[34]
Angolan kusimanse	C. ansorgei Thomas, 1910 Two subspecies C. a. ansorgei C. a. nigricolor	Central Africa	Size: 32–35 cm (13–14 in) long, plus 20–22 cm (8–9 in) tail^[4] Habitat: Forest^[35] Diet: Insects, small vertebrates, and eggs^[4]^[35]	LC Unknown ^[35]
Common kusimanse	C. obscurus F. Cuvier, 1825	Western Africa	Size: 29–37 cm (11–15 in) long, plus 14–21 cm (6–8 in) tail^[4] Habitat: Forest and savanna^[4]^[36] Diet: Insects, as well as reptiles, small mammals, and fruit^[36]	LC Unknown ^[36]
Flat-headed kusimanse	C. platycephalus Goldman, 1984	Western central Africa	Size: 21–47 cm (8–19 in) long, plus 15–21 cm (6–8 in) tail^[37] Habitat: Forest and inland wetlands^[38] Diet: Insects, as well as reptiles, small mammals, and fruit^[4]^[38]	LC Unknown ^[38]

Common name	Scientific name and subspecies	Range	Size and ecology	IUCN status and estimated population
Common dwarf mongoose	H. parvula (Sundevall, 1847) Seven subspecies H. p. ivori H. p. mimetra H. p. nero H. p. parvula H. p. ruficeps H. p. undulatus H. p. varia	Southern and eastern Africa	Size: 18–23 cm (7–9 in) long, plus 14–19 cm (6–7 in) tail^[4] Habitat: Savanna and grassland^[40] Diet: Arthropods, as well as small vertebrates^[40]	LC Unknown ^[40]
Ethiopian dwarf mongoose	H. hirtula Thomas, 1904 Five subspecies H. h. ahlselli H. h. annulata H. h. hirtula H. h. lutescens H. h. powelli	Eastern Africa	Size: 18–26 cm (7–10 in) long, plus 12–20 cm (5–8 in) tail^[41] Habitat: Savanna, shrubland, and grassland^[42] Diet: Invertebrates^[4]^[42]	LC Unknown ^[42]

Common name	Scientific name and subspecies	Range	Size and ecology	IUCN status and estimated population
Banded mongoose	M. mungo (Gmelin, 1788) Sixteen subspecies M. m. adailensis (Adail banded mongoose) M. m. bororensis (Boror banded mongoose) M. m. caurinus (North-west banded mongoose) M. m. colonus (East African banded mongoose) M. m. grisonax (Namibia banded mongoose) M. m. mandjarum (Schwarz's banded mongoose) M. m. marcrurus M. m. mungo M. m. ngamiensis (Botswana banded mongoose) M. m. pallidipes M. m. rossi M. m. senescens M. m. somalicus M. m. talboti (Talbot's banded mongoose) M. m. zebra M. m. zebroides	Sub-Saharan Africa	Size: 30–40 cm (12–16 in) long, plus 19–31 cm (7–12 in) tail^[4] Habitat: Forest, savanna, shrubland, and grassland^[44] Diet: Insects, as well as other invertebrates, reptiles, amphibians, bird eggs, young birds, small mammals, and fruit^[44]	LC Unknown ^[44]
Gambian mongoose	M. gambianus (Ogilby, 1835)	Western Africa	Size: 34–36 cm (13–14 in) long, plus 20–22 cm (8–9 in) tail^[4] Habitat: Forest and savanna^[45] Diet: Insects, as well as lizards, mice, and snakes^[4]^[45]	LC Unknown ^[45]

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List of herpestids

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Classification

Herpestids

Subfamily Herpestinae

Subfamily Mungotinae

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