Egyptian mongoose: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the Egyptian mongoose lives – recorded in 9 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Herpestes ichneumon
Group	Mongooses, civets & genets
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	9 countries
Continents	Africa, Asia, Europe
Class	Mammal
Order	Carnivora
Family	Herpestidae

Where does the Egyptian mongoose live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the Egyptian mongoose in 9 countries and territories across Africa, Asia and Europe.

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

Is the Egyptian mongoose endangered?

The Egyptian mongoose’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Least concern” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the Egyptian mongoose?

The Egyptian mongoose (Herpestes ichneumon) is a mammal in the order Carnivora and the family Herpestidae, genus Herpestes. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the Egyptian mongoose

The Egyptian mongoose (Herpestes ichneumon), also known as ichneumon (), is a mongoose species native to the tropical and subtropical grasslands, savannas, and shrublands of Africa and around the Mediterranean Basin in North Africa, the Middle East and the Iberian Peninsula. Whether it is introduced or native to the Iberian Peninsula is in some doubt. Because of its widespread occurrence, it is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Egyptian mongoose (revision 1370734834), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q649306 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).