Bengal Mongoose

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Bengal Mongoose
Conservation status
Endangered (IUCN 2.3)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Mammalia Order: Carnivora Family: Herpestidae Subfamily: Herpestinae Genus: Herpestes Species: H. palustris Subspecies: H. j. palustris
Trinomial name
Herpestes javanicus palustris Ghose, 1965

The Bengal Mongoose (Herpestes javanicus palustris) is a subspecies of the Small Asian Mongoose. It is also known as the Marsh Mongoose, not to be confused with Atilax paludinosus, which is also called the Marsh Mongoose. Other synonyms include Indian Marsh Mongoose and Bengali Water Mongoose.

v • d • e Extant species of family Herpestidae Kingdom: Animalia · Phylum: Chordata · Class: Mammalia · Order: Carnivora · Suborder: Feliformia Atilax Marsh Mongoose (Atilax paludinosus) Bdeogale Bushy-tailed Mongoose (Bdeogale crassicauda} · Jackson's Mongoose (Bdeogale jacksoni) · Black-footed Mongoose (Bdeogale nigripes) Crossarchus Alexander's Kusimanse (Crossarchus alexandri) · Angolan Kusimanse (Crossarchus ansorgei) · Common Kusimanse (Crossarchus obscurus) · Flat-headed Kusimanse (Crossarchus platycephalus) Cynictis Yellow Mongoose (Cynictis penicillata) Dologale Pousargues's Mongoose (Dologale dybowskii) Galerella Angolan Slender Mongoose (Galerella flavescens) · Cape Grey Mongoose (Galerella pulverulenta) · Slender Mongoose (Galerella sanguinea) · Somalian Slender Mongoose (Galerella ochracea) Helogale Ethiopian Dwarf Mongoose (Helogale hirtula) · Common Dwarf Mongoose (Helogale parvula) Herpestes Short-tailed Mongoose (Herpestes brachyurus) · Indian Gray Mongoose (Herpestes edwardsii) · Indian Brown Mongoose (Herpestes fuscus) · Egyptian Mongoose (Herpestes ichneumon) · Small Asian Mongoose (Herpestes javanicus or Herpestes auropunctatus) · Long-nosed Mongoose (Herpestes naso) · Bengal Mongoose (Herpestes palustris) · Collared Mongoose (Herpestes semitorquatus) · Ruddy Mongoose (Herpestes smithii) · Crab-eating Mongoose (Herpestes urva) · Stripe-necked Mongoose (Herpestes vitticollis) Ichneumia White-tailed Mongoose (Ichneumia albicauda) Liberiictus Liberian Mongoose (Liberiictis kuhni) Mungos Gambian Mongoose (Mungos gambianus) · Banded Mongoose (Mungos mungo) Mungotictis Narrow-striped Mongoose (Mungotictis decemlineata) Paracynictis Selous' Mongoose (Paracynictis selousi) Rhynchogale Meller's Mongoose (Rhynchogale melleri) Suricata Meerkat (Suricata suricatta) Category