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For other uses, see Mongoose (disambiguation).
Mongoose[1]
Common Dwarf Mongoose, Helogale parvula
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Scientific classification
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Animalia
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Chordata
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Mammalia
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Carnivora
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Feliformia
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Herpestidae
Bonaparte, 1845 |
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Synonyms
- Cynictidae Cope, 1882
- Herpestoidei Winge, 1895
- Mongotidae Pocock, 1919
- Rhinogalidae Gray, 1869
- Suricatidae Cope, 1882
- Suricatinae Thomas, 1882
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Mongoose (plural: mongooses[2] or, rarely, mongeese[3]) is a name for any member of the family Herpestidae (although also used for some members of Eupleridae), a family of small, cat-like carnivores. |
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