- Herpestes
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Herpestis , "aplant genus, is sometimes misspelled "Herpestes"." Taxobox
name = "Herpestes"
regnum =Animalia
phylum =Chordata
classis =Mammalia
ordo =Carnivora
familia =Herpestidae
genus = "Herpestes"
genus_authority =
subdivision_ranks =Species
subdivision =Several, see text"Herpestes" ("Creeping Thief") is the
type genus genus of the mongoose family,Herpestidae .It contains the following speciesVerify source|date=November 2007:
*Short-tailed Mongoose , "Herpestes brachyurus"
*Indian Gray Mongoose , "Herpestes edwardsii"
*Indian Brown Mongoose , "Herpestes fuscus"
*Egyptian Mongoose , "Herpestes ichneumon"
*Small Asian Mongoose , "Herpestes javanicus"
** Small Indian Mongoose, "Herpestes javanicus auropunctatus "
**Bengal Mongoose , "Herpestes javanicus palustris"
*Long-nosed Mongoose , "Herpestes naso"
*Collared Mongoose , "Herpestes semitorquatus"
*Ruddy Mongoose , "Herpestes smithii"
*Stripe-necked Mongoose , "Herpestes vitticollis"
*Crab-eating Mongoose , "Herpestes urva"
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