Egyptian mongoose (Herpestes ichneumon) Ichneumon
Date 1877
Source http://www.flickr.com/photos/biodivlibrary/8345990359
Author Alfred Edmund Brehm, 1829-1884; Dr. Eduard Oskar Schmidt, 1823-1886; Ernst Ludwig Taschenberg, 1818-1898
Full title Brehms thierleben, allgemeine kunde des thierreichs.
BHL Page URL http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/920486
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Brehms_thierleben,_allgemeine_kunde_des_thierreichs_(8345990359).jpg
The Egyptian mongoose or the ichneumon (Herpestes ichneumon) is a species of mongoose. The Egyptian mongooses can be found in Egypt, Spain, Portugal, Palestine, and most of sub-Saharan Africa, except for central Democratic Republic of the Congo, western South Africa, and Namibia.