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Spotted Hyena
Crocuta crocuta (Erxleben, 1777)
The spotted hyena (Crocuta crocuta), the laughing hyena, is the only extant memb…
Striped Hyaena
Hyaena hyaena (Linnaeus, 1758)
The striped hyena (Hyaena hyaena) is a small, near-threatened hyena native to Af…
Brown Hyaena
Hyaena brunnea Thunberg, 1820
This is a detailed biological description of the brown hyena, Hyaena brunnea Thu…
Southern Aardwolf
Proteles cristata (Sparrman, 1783)
Proteles cristata, the aardwolf, is the smallest living hyaenid native to two se…
Egyptian Mongoose
Herpestes ichneumon (Linnaeus, 1758)
Herpestes ichneumon, the Egyptian mongoose, is a small carnivorous mammal found …
Cape Grey Mongoose
Galerella pulverulenta (Wagner, 1839)
The Cape grey mongoose is a small mammal native to southern Africa that often li…
Common Slender Mongoose
Galerella sanguinea (Rüppell, 1835)
Galerella sanguinea, the common slender mongoose, is a small diurnal mongoose fo…
Yellow Mongoose
Cynictis penicillata G
This is a summary of the characteristics, behavior, ecology and reproduction of …
Marsh Mongoose
Atilax paludinosus G
Atilax paludinosus G, the marsh mongoose, is a small solitary carnivore native t…
White-tailed Mongoose
Ichneumia albicauda (G.Cuvier, 1829)
Ichneumia albicauda (white-tailed mongoose) is a large mostly solitary African m…
Crab-eating Mongoose
Herpestes urva (Hodgson, 1836)
Herpestes urva, the crab-eating mongoose, is a small mammal native to eastern an…
Stripe-necked Mongoose
Herpestes vitticollis Bennett, 1835
Herpestes vitticollis, the stripe-necked mongoose, is a small carnivore found in…
Ruddy Mongoose
Herpestes smithii Gray, 1837
Herpestes smithii, the ruddy mongoose, is a large solitary mongoose found in Ind…
Javan Mongoose
Herpestes javanicus (É.Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1818)
Herpestes javanicus, the Javan mongoose, is a small carnivorous mammal native to…
Indian Brown Mongoose
Herpestes fuscus Waterhouse, 1838
The Indian brown mongoose is a large nocturnal carnivorous mongoose native to So…
Indian Grey Mongoose
Herpestes edwardsi (É.Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1818)
Herpestes edwardsi, the Indian grey mongoose, is a small carnivorous mammal nati…
Javan Mongoose
Herpestes javanicus auropunctatus (Hodgson, 1836)
Herpestes javanicus auropunctatus is a mongoose native to South and Southeast As…
Common Dwarf Mongoose
Helogale parvula (Sundevall, 1847)
Helogale parvula, the common dwarf mongoose, is Africa's smallest carnivoran wit…
Banded Mongoose
Mungos mungo (Gmelin, 1788)
The banded mongoose (Mungos mungo) is a social African mongoose species that liv…
Meerkat
Suricata suricatta (Schreber, 1776)
Suricata suricatta (meerkat) is a small social mongoose native to arid regions o…
Fishing Cat
Prionailurus viverrinus (Bennett, 1833)
Prionailurus viverrinus, the fishing cat, is a wetland-associated wild cat nativ…
Mainland Leopard Cat
Prionailurus bengalensis javanensis (Desmarest, 1816)
Prionailurus bengalensis javanensis is an Asian wild small cat subspecies with v…
Mainland Leopard Cat
Prionailurus bengalensis (Kerr, 1792)
Prionailurus bengalensis, the leopard cat, is a widely distributed small wild ca…
Cheetah
Acinonyx jubatus (Schreber, 1775)
Acinonyx jubatus, the cheetah, is a running-specialized big cat native to Africa…
