Herpestes

Herpestes Temporal range: Oligocene to present
Herpestes edwardsii
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Carnivora
Family:	Herpestidae
Genus:	Herpestes Illiger, 1811
Species
Herpestes brachyurus Herpestes edwardsii Herpestes fuscus Herpestes ichneumon Herpestes javanicus Herpestes naso Herpestes semitorquatus Herpestes smithii Herpestes urva Herpestes vitticollis Herpestes lemanensis†

Herpestes is a genus of the mongoose family (Herpestidae). It is the type genus of the family. It contains the following ten species, with a number of subspecies, and one extinct species:

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