Small Indian mongoose: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Small Indian mongoose Urva auropunctata

Where the small Indian mongoose lives – recorded in 8 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Recorded in (GBIF)IntroducedRepresentative wild record

Pin and shaded countries are approximate. The pin is a representative wild sighting (a central record among 7,566 open-licence GBIF records), not an official range. Method · Records on GBIF · See mongooses, civets & genets on the world map

Scientific name	Urva auropunctata
Group	Mongooses, civets & genets
Found in	8 countries
Continents	Asia, Europe, North America, Oceania
Class	Mammal
Order	Carnivora
Family	Herpestidae

Where does the small Indian mongoose live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the small Indian mongoose in 8 countries and territories across Asia, Europe, North America and Oceania. In Fiji it is listed as introduced (GRIIS checklists via GBIF).

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.

What kind of animal is the small Indian mongoose?

The small Indian mongoose (Urva auropunctata) is a mammal in the order Carnivora and the family Herpestidae, genus Urva. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the small Indian mongoose

The small Indian mongoose (Urva auropunctata) is a mongoose species native to Iraq and northern India; it has also been introduced to several Caribbean and Pacific islands.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Small Indian mongoose (revision 1366319545), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q123900653 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).