Herpestes

Herpestes; Temporal range: Oligocene to present
	Egyptian mongoose
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Carnivora
Suborder:	Feliformia
Family:	Herpestidae
Subfamily:	Herpestinae
Genus:	Herpestes; Illiger, 1811
Type species
	Mustela ichneumon; (Linnaeus, 1758)
Species
	see table
Synonyms
	Galerella Gray, 1864; Ophiovora;

Herpestes is a genus within the mongoose family Herpestidae. Several species in the family are known as slender mongooses. It is the type genus of the family, and comprises 5-6 living species, each with several subspecies. Fossil remains of three prehistoric species were excavated in France, and described in 1853.

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