This article is about the mongoose family Herpestidae. For Malagasy mongooses, see Galidiinae. For other uses, see Mongoose (disambiguation).
Mongoose
Temporal range: Early Miocene to present, 21.8–0 Ma
Top left: Meerkat Top right: Yellow mongoose Bottom left: Slender mongoose Bottom right: Indian gray mongoose
Scientific classification
Domain:
Eukaryota
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Chordata
Class:
Mammalia
Order:
Carnivora
Suborder:
Feliformia
Superfamily:
Herpestoidea
Family:
Herpestidae Bonaparte, 1845
Type genus
Herpestes
Johann Karl Wilhelm Illiger, 1811
Genera[1]
List
Atilax
Bdeogale
Cynictis
Galerella
Herpestes
Ichneumia
Paracynictis
Rhynchogale
Crossarchus
Dologale
Helogale
Liberiictus
Mungos
Suricata
Synonyms[1]
List
Rhinogalidae, Gray, 1869
Suricatinae, Thomas, 1882
Cynictidae, Cope, 1882
Suricatidae, Cope, 1882
Herpestoidei, Winge, 1895
Mongotidae, Pocock, 1920
A mongoose is a small terrestrial carnivorous mammal belonging to the family Herpestidae. This family is currently split into two subfamilies, the Herpestinae and the Mungotinae. The Herpestinae comprises 23 living species that are native to southern Europe, Africa and Asia, whereas the Mungotinae comprises 11 species native to Africa.[2]
The Herpestidae originated about 21.8 ± 3.6 million years ago in the Early Miocene and genetically diverged into two main genetic lineages between 19.1 and 18.5 ± 3.5 million years ago.[3]
^ abWozencraft, W. C. (2005). "Family Herpestidae". In Wilson, D. E.; Reeder, D. M. (eds.). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. 562–571. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
^Gilchrist, J.S.; Jennings, A.P.; Veron, G. & Cavallini, P. (2009). "Family Herpestidae (Mongooses)". In Wilson, D. E. & Mittermeier, R. A. (eds.). Handbook of the Mammals of the World. Vol. 1. Carnivores. Barcelona: Lynx Edicions. pp. 262–328. ISBN 978-84-96553-49-1.
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