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Herpestes

genus of mammals

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classification

  • dwarf mongoose (Helogale parvula)
    In mongoose: Classification

    Genus Herpestes (common mongooses)10 species of Africa, southern Asia, and southern Europe.Genus Galerella (slender mongooses)4 African species.Genus Bdeogale (black-legged mongooses)3

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mongooses

  • dwarf mongoose (Helogale parvula)
    In mongoose: Natural history

    …especially those of the genus Herpestes, will attack and kill venomous snakes. They depend on speed and agility, darting at the head of the snake and cracking the skull with a powerful bite. Mongooses are bitten occasionally; however, they possess a glycoprotein that binds to proteins in snake venom, deactivating…

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