Ruddy mongoose: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Ruddy mongoose Herpestes smithii Least concern

Where the ruddy mongoose lives – recorded in 2 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Recorded in (GBIF)Representative wild record

Pin and shaded countries are approximate. The pin is a representative wild sighting (a central record among 158 open-licence GBIF records), not an official range. Method · Records on GBIF · See mongooses, civets & genets on the world map

Scientific name	Herpestes smithii
Group	Mongooses, civets & genets
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	2 countries
Continents	Asia
Class	Mammal
Order	Carnivora
Family	Herpestidae

Where does the ruddy mongoose live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the ruddy mongoose in 2 countries and territories across Asia.

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 ruddy mongoose endangered?

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

What kind of animal is the ruddy mongoose?

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

About the ruddy mongoose

The ruddy mongoose (Urva smithii) is a species of mongoose native to the forests of India and Sri Lanka. It is classified as least concern in the IUCN Red List.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Ruddy mongoose (revision 1365465320), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q1968383 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).