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Dwarf Mongoose | |
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Family: | Herpestidae Bonaparte, 1845
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Herpestinae |
A mongoose (plural mongooses, alternatively mongeese) is a small terrestrial carnivoran mammal of the family Herpestidae, a family of small cat-like carnivores. Mongooses are widely distributed in Asia, Africa the Caribbean, and southern Europe.