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Herpestes brachyurus
Gray, 1837. Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond., [1836] p. 88.
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ORDER—CARNIVORA
FAMILY—Herpestidae
COMMON NAME—Short-tailed
mongoose.
DISTRIBUTION—Malay
Peninsula to Borneo and Palawan. Philippine records are from Palawan (FMNH)
and Busuanga islands only.
HABITAT—Usually
found near rivers (Rabor, 1986). On Borneo, it occurs in lowland primary
and secondary forest, as well as plantations and in gardens (Payne et
al., 1985).
STATUS—Widespread,
probably moderately common, but current status poorly known.
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