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mammals · order Carnivora

Herpestidae in the reserves

9 species of the Herpestidae family are recorded around 201 parks and reserves in the directory. The most widely recorded is the Cape Gray Mongoose, near 69 reserves.

Cape Gray Mongoose (Galerella pulverulenta)Cape Gray MongooseGalerella pulverulenta69 reservesYellow Mongoose (Cynictis penicillata)Yellow MongooseCynictis penicillata57 reservesMarsh Mongoose (Atilax paludinosus)Marsh MongooseAtilax paludinosus52 reservesSlender Mongoose (Galerella sanguinea)Slender MongooseGalerella sanguinea47 reservesBanded Mongoose (Mungos mungo)Banded MongooseMungos mungo41 reservesCommon Dwarf Mongoose (Helogale parvula)Common Dwarf MongooseHelogale parvula21 reservesMeerkat (Suricata suricatta)MeerkatSuricata suricatta18 reservesWhite-tailed Mongoose (Ichneumia albicauda)White-tailed MongooseIchneumia albicauda12 reservesEgyptian Mongoose (Herpestes ichneumon)Egyptian MongooseHerpestes ichneumon9 reserves

GBIF.org occurrence records; taxonomy from the GBIF backbone; photos from Wikimedia Commons (authors on the photo credits page).