Mongoose
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| Mongoose | |
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| Dwarf Mongoose | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Infraclass: | Eutheria |
| Superorder: | Laurasiatheria |
| Order: | Carnivora |
| Suborder: | Feliformia |
| Infraorder: | Viverroidea |
| Family: | Herpestidae Bonaparte, 1845 |
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Herpestinae |
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A mongoose (plural Mongooses, alternatively Mongeese) is a member of the family Herpestidae, a family of small cat-like carnivores. Mongooses are widely distributed in Asia, Africa the Caribbean, and southern Europe.
