Egyptian mongoose (Herpestes ichneumon) Egyptian Mungoose / Herpestes ichneumon
Date 1896
Source Lloyd's Natural History: "A hand-book to the Carnivora. Part 1, Cats, civets, and mungoose" http://www.archive.org/details/handbooktocarniv00lydekke by Richard Lydekker
Author Wyman & Sons Limited
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Lydekker_-_Egyptian_Mongoose.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.