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Herpestes edwardsii at Hyderaba🐾

Photo: J.M.Garg · CC BY-SA 3.0

SpeciesCarnivoraHerpestidae
Carnivores

🐾Indian grey mongoose

Urva edwardsii (É.Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1818)

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Also called
Urva edwardsii
Conservation status
LCLeast concern

IUCN Red List assessment, 2024.

Population trendStable
Key measurements
Body mass
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Shoulder height
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Top speed
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Bite force
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Maximum lifespan
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Family tree

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. ›phylumChordata
  3. ›classMammalia
  4. ›orderCarnivora
  5. ›familyHerpestidae
  6. ›genusHerpestes
  7. ›speciesHerpestes edwardsi
Full lineage
  1. classMammals · Mammalia
  2. orderCarnivorans · Carnivora
  3. familyHerpestidae
  4. genusUrva
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  1. kingdomMetazoa
  2. phylumChordata
  3. subphylumCraniata
  4. subphylumVertebrata
  5. superclassGnathostomata
  6. superclassSarcopterygii
  7. superclassTetrapoda
  8. classMammals · Mammalia
  9. subclassTheria
  10. superorderLaurasiatheria
  11. orderCarnivorans · Carnivora
  12. suborderFeliformia
  13. familyHerpestidae
  14. genusUrva
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Closest relative on this site
🐈 Fossa — last shared an ancestor ≈ 15 million years ago.
In other languages
mangosta grisa de l'Índia (ca), Urva edwardsii (de), Urva edwardsii (es), Urva edwardsii (fr), Urva edwardsii (gl), Urva edwardsii (it) … and 3 more languages
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Herpestes edwardsii at HyderabaHerpestes edwardsii. 2
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