Herpestes

Translingual

Herpestes ichneumon

Etymology

From New Latin, from Ancient Greek ἑρπηστής (herpēstḗs, “creeping”).

Proper noun

Herpestes m

A taxonomic genus within the family Herpestidae – African mongooses.

Hypernyms

(genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Tetrapoda – superclass; Mammalia – class; Theria – supercohort; Eutheria – infraclass; Carnivora – order; Feliformia - suborder; Herpestidae - family; Herpestinae - subfamily

Hyponyms

(genus): Herpestes ichneumon - type species; Herpestes sanguineus (common slender mongoose), Herpestes pulverulentus (Cape gray mongoose), Herpestes ochraceus (Somalian slender mongoose), Herpestes flavescens (Angolan slender mongoose) - other accepted extant species

See also

Urva (Asian mongooses)

Further reading

Herpestes on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Herpestes on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Herpestes on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

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