Mungos
Mungos is a mongoose genus that was proposed by Étienne Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire and Frédéric Cuvier in 1795.
| Mungos | |
|---|---|
| Banded mongoose, Mungos mungo | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Carnivora |
| Suborder: | Feliformia |
| Family: | Herpestidae |
| Subfamily: | Mungotinae |
| Genus: | Mungos E. Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire & F. Cuvier, 1795 |
| Type species | |
| Viverra mungo Gmelin, 1788 | |
| Species | |
range of M. mungo range of M. gambianus | |
The genus contains the following species:
| Image | Name | Distribution |
|---|---|---|
| Banded mongoose, M. mungo (Gmelin, 1788) | ||
| Gambian mongoose, M. gambianus (Ogilby, 1835) | ||
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