Small Indian mongoose

The small Indian mongoose (Urva auropunctata) is a mongoose species native to Iraq and northern India; it has also been introduced to several Caribbean and Pacific islands.

Small Indian mongoose
Small Indian mongoose in Panna National Park
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Carnivora
Suborder: Feliformia
Family: Herpestidae
Genus: Urva
Species:
U. auropunctata
Binomial name
Urva auropunctata
(Hodgson, 1836)
Native distribution of the small Indian mongoose in 2016
Synonyms

Mangusta auropunctata
Mangusta pallipes
Herpestes palustris
Herpestes auropunctatus

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