Bengal mongoose

Bengal mongoose
Conservation status
Endangered (IUCN 3.1)
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.

Wikispecies has information related to: Herpestes javanicus

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 gray 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) 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)
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