The Indian brown mongoose, Urva fusca, is a mongoose native to the Western Ghats in India and the western coast of Sri Lanka, and it was introduced to Fiji in the 1970s. It appears large compared with the other mongooses of the southern Western Ghats, with a dark brown body, noticeably black legs, a head and body length of 33 to 48 centimeters and a tail of about 20 to 34 centimeters. It is nocturnal, prefers to live in isolation in dense forest, and is an opportunistic carnivore feeding on small rodents, snakes, lizards, spiders, birds, eggs and frogs, and at times berries and flowers. It is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.
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It is listed as least concern on the IUCN Red List.
Behaviour and ecology
The brown mongoose is opportunistic carnivore, feeding primarily on small rodents, snakes, lizards, spiders, grubs, birds, eggs, frogs and at times also on berries and flowers.
Behaviour and ecology, activity pattern
The Indian brown mongoose is nocturnal in nature, prefers to live in isolation, and maintains its habitats in dense forests.
Distribution and habitat
In the 1970s, it has been introduced to Fiji, where it lives in sympatry with the Javan mongoose.
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maintains its habitats in dense forests
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native to the Western Ghats in India and the western coast in Sri Lanka
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The Indian brown mongoose or brown mongoose (Urva fusca) is a mongoose species native to the Western Ghats in India and the western coast in Sri Lanka and introduced to Fiji.
Characteristics
Males are larger and heavier than females with a weight of 2.7 kg.
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