Herpestes

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Name (Latin)
Herpestes
See Also From tracing topical name
Herpestidae
Mongooses
MARC
MARC
Other Identifiers
Wikidata: Q312207
Library of congress: sh 85060457
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Wikipedia description:

Herpestes is a genus within the mongoose family Herpestidae. Several species in the family are known as slender mongooses. It is the type genus of the family, and comprises 5-6 living species, each with several subspecies. Fossil remains of three prehistoric species were excavated in France, and described in 1853.

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