Species of mongoose from Africa and the Mediterranean
Egyptian mongoose
Temporal range: Pleistocene–Present
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Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:
Eukaryota
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Chordata
Class:
Mammalia
Order:
Carnivora
Suborder:
Feliformia
Family:
Herpestidae
Genus:
Herpestes
Species:
H. ichneumon
Binomial name
Herpestes ichneumon
(Linnaeus, 1758)
Egyptian mongoose range (green – native, red – possibly introduced)
Synonyms
Viverra ichneumon Linnaeus, 1758
The Egyptian mongoose (Herpestes ichneumon), also known as ichneumon (/ɪkˈnjuːmən/),[2] is a mongoose species native to the tropical and subtropical grasslands, savannas, and shrublands of Africa and around the Mediterranean Basin in North Africa, the Middle East and the Iberian Peninsula. Whether it is introduced or native to the Iberian Peninsula is in some doubt. Because of its widespread occurrence, it is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.[1]
^ abDo Linh San, E.; Maddock, A.H.; Gaubert, P.; Palomares, F. (2016). "Herpestes ichneumon". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T41613A45207211. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T41613A45207211.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
^"Ichneumon". The Chambers Dictionary (9th ed.). Chambers. 2003. ISBN 0-550-10105-5.
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