Collared mongoose

Collared mongoose
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Carnivora
Family: Herpestidae
Genus: Herpestes
Species: H. semitorquatus
Binomial name
Herpestes semitorquatus
Gray, 1846
Collared mongoose range

The collared mongoose (Herpestes semitorquatus) is a species of mongoose in the family Herpestidae. It is found in Brunei, Indonesia, and Malaysia.

Subspecies

  • H. semitorquatus semitorquatus
  • H. s. uniformis

References

  1. Hon, J.; Duckworth, J.W.; Azlan, A.; Jennings, A. & Veron, G. (2008). "Herpestes semitorquatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2008. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 22 March 2009. Database entry includes a brief justification of why this species is of data deficient


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