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Herpestes fuscus Waterhouse, 1838

Dataset
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
Rank
SPECIES
Published in
Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond. vol.1838 p.55

Classification

kingdom
Animalia
phylum
Chordata
class
Mammalia
order
Carnivora
family
Herpestidae
genus
Herpestes
species
Herpestes fuscus

Name

Synonyms
Urva fusca Waterhouse, 1838
Homonyms
Herpestes fuscus Waterhouse, 1838
Herpestes fuscus Illiger, 1811
Common names
Indian Brown Mongoose in English
Indian Brown Mongoose in English
Indian Brown Mongoose in English

Bibliographic References

  1. Gilchrist, J. S., A. P. Jennings, G. Veron, et al. / Don E. Wilson and Russell A. Mittermeier, eds., 2009: Family Herpestidae (Mongooses). Handbook of the Mammals of the World. Vol. 1: Carnivores. 262-329.
  2. Wilson, Don E., and DeeAnn M. Reeder, eds., 2005: null. Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, 3rd ed., vols. 1 & 2. 2142.
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