Egyptian mongoose (Herpestes ichneumon) Egyptian Ichneumon
General zoology, or Systematic natural history, by George Shaw ... with plates from the first authorities and most selected specimens, engraved principally by Mr. Heath.
Date 1800
BHL Page URL http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/19632466
Author Mrs. Griffith; Charles Heath; George Shaw; James Francis Stephens
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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.