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Indian mongoose

Urva auropunctata (Hodgson, 1836)

Status not recordedmammals

The Indian mongoose (Urva auropunctata) is a species in the family Herpestidae, order Carnivora.

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Quick facts about the Indian mongoose

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Resting metabolic rate
2.24 W
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the Indian mongoose live?

Not recorded

Where has it been introduced?

The Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species lists the Indian mongoose as introduced in 9 countries, and flagged as invasive in 5 of them.

  1. Bahamasinvasive
  2. Croatiainvasive
  3. Dominican Republicinvasive
  4. St. Martininvasive
  5. St. Vincent & Grenadinesinvasive
  6. Costa Rica
  7. Grenada
  8. Montenegro
  9. Panama

Introduced means brought by people and now present; invasive means the country's checklist records an impact. A species can be native to one part of a country and introduced in another. Source: Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species (CC BY 4.0).

Is the Indian mongoose endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the Indian mongoose classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classMammalia
  4. orderCarnivora
  5. familyHerpestidae
  6. genusUrva
  7. SpeciesUrva auropunctata (Hodgson, 1836)

Synonyms Herpestes auropunctatus, Herpestes javanicus auropunctatus, Mangusta auropunctata

Other names and names in other languages (27)
  • Small Indian mongooseEnglish
  • نمس هندي صغيرArabic
  • promyka zlatáCzech
  • Kleiner MungoGerman
  • Μικρή Ινδική ΜαγκούσταGreek
  • meloncillo chicoSpanish
  • Mangouste tachetéeFrench
  • નાનો નોળિયોGujarati
  • ManakukeHawaiian
  • Mali indijski mungosCroatian
  • Mangusta minore indianaItalian
  • フイリマングースJapanese
  • 작은몽구스Korean
  • मुंगूसMarathi
  • BengalmungoNorwegian Bokmål
  • Kleine Indiase mangoesteDutch
  • Mangusta złocistaPolish
  • Pequeno-Mangusto-asiáticoPortuguese
  • Малый мангустRussian
  • พังพอนอินเดียเล็กThai
  • Мангуст індійський малийUkrainian
  • 印度小貓鼬Chinese
  • GoldstaubmungoGerman
  • JurónSpanish
  • Mangosta HurónSpanish
  • Petite mangouste indienneFrench
  • Indische Mangoeste (auropunctata)Dutch

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the Indian mongoose

Other species in the same genus Urva.

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

Is the Indian mongoose an invasive species?

In some places. The Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species flags the Indian mongoose as invasive in 5 countries: Bahamas, Croatia, Dominican Republic, St. Martin and St. Vincent & Grenadines. It lists it as introduced in 9 in all.

What kind of animal is the Indian mongoose?

The Indian mongoose (Urva auropunctata) belongs to the family Herpestidae in the order Carnivora.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-14. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Indian mongoose (Urva auropunctata). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/indian-mongoose

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“Indian mongoose (Urva auropunctata).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/indian-mongoose.

BibTeX
@misc{indian_mongoose_2026,
  title = {Indian mongoose (Urva auropunctata)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/indian-mongoose},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}