Egyptian mongoose

mammal
Also known as: Herpestes ichneumon, ichneumon

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  • dwarf mongoose (Helogale parvula)
    In mongoose

    Herpestes, among which are the Egyptian mongoose, or ichneumon (H. ichneumon), of Africa and southern Europe and the Indian gray mongoose (H. edwardsi), made famous as Rikki-tikki-tavi in Rudyard Kipling’s The Jungle Books (1894 and 1895). The meerkat (Suricata suricatta) is also a member of the mongoose family. The colloquial…

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