Kingdom Animalia Family Herpestidae Higher classification Mongoose Rank Genus | Order Carnivora Scientific name Herpestes Phylum Chordata | |
 | ||
Lower classifications Egyptian mongoose, Indian grey mongoose, Small Asian mongoose, Crab‑eating mongoose, Ruddy mongoose | ||
The small indian mongoose herpestes javanicus
Herpestes is a genus of the mongoose family (Herpestidae). It is the type genus of the family. It contains the following ten species, with a number of subspecies, and one extinct species:
References
Herpestes Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA