Description
English: Adult stripe-necked mongoose, Herpestes vitticollis, photographed in Nagarhole National Park in Karnataka, India
Date 27 January 2007, 17:24:57
Author Yathin sk https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Yathin_sk
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:2007-stripe-necked-mongoose.jpg

The stripe-necked mongoose (Herpestes vitticollis) is a species of mongoose found in southern India to Sri Lanka. The stripe-necked mongoose is the largest of the Asiatic mongooses. The range distribution of the Stripe-necked Mongoose was restricted to the southern part of India and Sri Lanka. The stripe-necked mongoose feeds on frogs, crabs, mouse deer, hares, rodents, fowl, and reptiles. This mongoose species is more diurnal in habits. They prefer forested areas near a fresh water source. They are often found in swamps and rice fields. Order: Carnivora, Family: Herpestidae, Species: Herpestes vitticollis Bennett, 1835.