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By: Afaq Mahmood 2008-ag-2822
DVM-6thSemester
Section A
Roll o! 6"2
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#ingdom: Animalia
$hyl%m: &hordata
&lass: Mammalia
'rder: &arni(ora S%)order: *eliformia
*amily: Herpestidae
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Atilax Ichneumia
Bdeogale Suricata
Crossarchus Mungos
Cynictis Paracynictis
Dologale Rhynchogale
Galerella Liberiictus
Helogale Herestes
All these gen%s incl%de more than +0 s,ecies of mongoose!
n $a.istan/ ndian gray mongooses 1er,estes edardsi3 and
small ndian mongoose !Herestes "a#anicus$ are ,resent/
)elonging to the gen%sHerestes%
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ndian gray mongooses 1er,estes edardsi3 occ%,y coastalarea from Ara)ia to e,al and donard thro%gh $a.istan/ndia/ and &eylon! 4er/ "5+3
7hey ere introd%ced to the est ndies/ 1aaii/ 9amaica/&%)a and $%erto Rico to control ,oisono%s sna.es and rats!
orld Boo. 4ncyclo,edia/ "56; Bridges/ "5
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tem,erate
tro,ical
terrestrial
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ndian gray mongooses ha(e )een o)ser(ed in areasof thic.ets/ in c%lti(ated fields or in )ro.en/ )%shy(egetation! Bridges/ "5
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Length+ to 8" cm28!< to +"!85 in3
1er,estids ha(e long )odies/ short legs and
highly de(elo,ed anal scent glands! 7heir coatsare thic. and coarse in te=t%re! Santia,illai/ DeSil(a/ and Dissanaya.e/ 20003
7he head and )ody are +8 to centimeters long! 7heyha(e 3
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Breeding interval
ndian gray mongooses )reeds to to three times a year!
Breeding season
&o,%lation occ%rs in March/ A%g%st and 'cto)er!
Number of offspring
2 to < ?ndian gray mongooses 1er,estes edardsi3 @
" to >; a(g! 2 ?small ndian mongoose !Herestes "a#anicus$@
Gestation period
60 to 6> days ?ndian gray mongooses 1er,estes edardsi3 @
3
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n small ndian mongoose !Herestes "a#anicus$ Age at sexual or reproductive maturity (female)
"22 days a(erage3
Age at sexual or reproductive maturity (male)"22 days a(erage3
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Average lifespan (wild)
years
xtreme lifespan (captivity)
"2 years high3 7he longest a mongoose has )een .non to li(e is "2!>
years!
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A mongoose eats cra)s/insects/chic.en/and rodents!7hey
also eat liards/ eggs/ )irds/and other mammals! ndian gray mongooses are o,,ort%nistic h%nters feeding
mainly on mice/ rats/ liards/ sna.es/ and )eetles! ro%nd)irds/ their eggs/ and ,arts of ,lants: fr%its/ )erries/ androots ha(e )ecome a ,art of their diet!
n ndia/ the ndian gray mongoose feeds on the eggs andchic.s of the red C%ngle fol/ the ,eafol/ and the,artridges! 7hey ha(e )een .non to ,rey in grasslands insearch of sna.es and small mammals
7hey ha(e also )een .non to ,rey on grassho,,ers/scor,ions/ centi,edes/ frogs/ cra)s/ and fish!
Animals and Vegetation: Mammals/ 2000; $ostanoic/2002; Santia,illai/ De Sil(a/ and Dissanaya.e/ 2000;hitfield/ "583
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!rimary "iet#omni(ore !
Animal $oods#)irds; mammals; am,hi)ians; re,tiles; fish; eggs;
insects; terrestrial non-insect arthro,ods; aq%aticcr%staceans!
!lant $oods#roots and t%)ers; seeds/ grains/ and n%ts; fr%it!
%nown predators leo,ards $anthera ,ard%s3
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&ays that these animals might be a problem forhumans#inC%res h%mans carries h%man disease3; ho%sehold
,est! &ays that people benefit from these animals#,et trade ; research and ed%cation; controls ,est,o,%lation!
'onservation tatusoer Ris. - east &oncern
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*or a mongoose to
,rotect its self it does a
)ac. fli,!t also scares
aay any %nanted,rey.
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Some mongoose are
noct%rnal/)%t some )e %,
d%ring the day!
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Book Mongoose ;Nature's Predators by JanetHalfmann Edition ; illustrated,annotated.Publiser!"ale
tt#!$$animaldiversity.umm%.umic.edu$site$accounts$information$Her#estes&'avanicus.tml
Book (e mongoose and )aribbean *ildlife By"eorge +lbert eaman. Publiser!)arlotte +malie.
)avallini, P., J. -el. //0. )om#arative beavior andecology of t*o sym#atric mongoose s#ecies 1)ynictis
#enicillata and "alerella #ulverulenta2. South AfricanJournal of Zoology, 34! 5675/.
1inton/ 1!/ A! D%nn! "56!Mongooses( )heir *atural History +Beha#ior! ondon: 'li(er E Boyd td!
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