#0129 · 🦊 mammals

Egyptian Mongoose

🇳🇱 Egyptische Mangoeste ·Herpestes ichneumon

LCleast concern 🦊 Mammals 📍 in Europe, not in NL

9 photos from iNaturalist (Creative Commons) · credits & licences

1. © ebenavidesr · CC BY-NC 4.0
2. © Anastasia Podrabinek · CC BY-NC 4.0
3. © Nuno Campos · CC BY-NC 4.0
4. © ebenavidesr · CC BY-NC 4.0
5. © shachar_alterman · CC BY-NC 4.0
6. © Jan Ebr & Ivana Ebrová · CC BY 4.0
7. © seasav · CC BY-NC-ND 4.0
8. © cholzapfel · CC BY-NC 4.0
9. © apayola · CC BY-NC 4.0

what is it?

The Egyptian mongoose ( Herpestes ichneumon ), also known as the ichneumon , is a species of mongoose. It may be a reservoir host for visceral leishmaniasis in Sudan.

base stats

NL sightings 0iNaturalist, research grade
worldwide 2,190iNaturalist observations
threat LCleast concern

Bars compare against all animals on log scales: up to 300,000 Dutch and 600,000 worldwide sightings (the most-seen species), 150 t (blue whale), 30 m and 400 years (Greenland shark).

fun facts

No confirmed wild sightings in the Netherlands on iNaturalist: you'd have to travel for this one.
2,190 observations worldwide on iNaturalist.
Scientifically named in 1758 (268 years ago).