Stripe-necked Mongoose (Urva vitticollis) — Data Deficient Mammalia

Stripe-necked Mongoose

Urva vitticollis

Conservation Status

Data Deficient

Mammalia · Carnivora · Herpestidae

About

The stripe-necked mongoose is a mongoose species native to forests and shrublands from southern India to Sri Lanka.

Fun Fact

English zoologist Edward Turner Bennett described this species in 1835.

Quick Facts

Habitat

To be updated

Diet

Feeds on frogs, crabs, mouse deer, black naped hares, rodents, fowl, and reptiles.

Lifespan

To be updated

Threats

  • Habitat Change
  • Human Disturbance

External Data Sources

Recent sightings on iNaturalist IUCN Red List profile

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