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Small Asian mongoose
Herpestes javanicus
19.7257, -155.069
Field Notes
Description:
This is a small and agile mongoose that's also known as the Javan gold-spotted mongoose. I was lucky to get any shots of it. It was darting around a mound of lava rocks in a well-visited park.
Habitat:
Its native range is in South Asia. It prefers dry forests and scrub lands and generally doesn't occur at altitudes higher than 3000 feet.
Notes:
IUCN ranks the small Asian mongoose as one of the world's top 100 invasive species.
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Spotted for Missions
Photographed
PublishedMarch 18, 2013
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