Urva auropunctata - #2269
Small Indian Mongoose
Formerly Herpestes javanicus, Javan Mongoose.
Geographic Distribution
SW Asia from Iraq and Iran to Afghanistan, Pakistan, India, Nepal, and Bhutan; also Bangladesh, Myanmar, and S China (including Hainan).
Order/Family
Herpestidae
Genus
Urva
Specific Epithet
auropunctata
Image Location
India, Assam, Guwahati
Image Date
8 March 2011
Photographer
B Huffman