Herpestes ichneumon
Date 1700-1880
Source/Photographer Iconographia Zoologica
Old Latin name Herpestes ichneumon
New Latin name Herpestes ichneumon
Common name Nederlands: Egyptische mangoest
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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.