Common Name
Indian Mongoose
Order
Carnivora
Family
Herpestidae
Species Name
Urva javanica
Status
Introduced; Not Native
States
Hawaii
Distribution
Hawaii, Maui, Molokai, and Oahu
Notes
Introduced in 1883 to help plantation owners control rats that were causing sugar cane crop destruction. Seventy-two were originally brought to Hawaii, their offspring were shipped to plantations on other islands.