Egyptian mongoose (Herpestes ichneumon) Description
Русский: Египетский мангуст, или фараонова крыса, или ихневмо́н Herpestes ichneumon נמייה מצויה Сфотографировано в районе Мааган Михаэль
Date 7 October 2012, 10:26:20
Author Anna Liflyand
The Egyptian mongoose (Herpestes ichneumon), also known as the ichneumon, is a species of mongoose. It may be a reservoir host for visceral leishmaniasis in Sudan. 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. Order: Carnivora, Family: Herpestidae, Subfamily: Herpestinae, Species: Herpestes ichneumon (Linnaeus, 1758).
