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Small Indian Mongoose

Mammals

The small Indian mongoose is a mongoose species native to Iraq and northern India that has also been introduced to a number of Caribbean and Pacific islands.

Facts
Classification
System (Realm)
Terrestrial 1
Relationship to People
Invasive or Introduced Species 2
Living or Extinct
Yes 3
Derived from this species' own Conservation Status: this atlas's IUCN category list has no Extinct value, so a set conservation-status is itself evidence of living status (w-bfill-g5-0924 browse backfill).
Scientific Name
Urva auropunctata 1
Conservation Status
Least Concern 1
Connections

Child Taxon Of

Herpestidae, Taxa
Source Catalogue of Life
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Sources
1. Small Indian Mongoose (Wikipedia)
Wikipedia
  • Lead paragraph
    The small Indian mongoose (Urva auropunctata) is a mongoose species native to Iraq and northern India.
  • Infobox, conservation status
    Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
  • native to Iraq/northern India, land species
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2. Wikipedia: Small Indian mongoose
human-interaction (MediaWiki batch-API article extract states it plainly)
Quote, human-interaction (MediaWiki batch-API article extract states it plainly)
The small Indian mongoose (Urva auropunctata) is a mongoose species native to Iraq and northern India; it has also been introduced to several Caribbean and Pacific islands.
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3. GBIF Species API
GBIF Species APIView the Source
Wikidata: Small Indian Mongoose
Wikidata Q123900653, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
Catalogue of Life
Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of LifeChild Taxon Of: HerpestidaeView the Source
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