The Indian brown mongoose, Herpestes fuscus is among the six species of mongoose found in India. can be distinguished from other by its dark fur, black legs and thick, furry conical tail. Brown has a restricted disjunct distribution, with two populations nominate H. f. Western Ghats (Karnataka Kerala) Southern India three subspecies along western coast Sri Lanka. In southern India, been recorde...

The Egyptian mongoose Herpestes ichneumon (Linnaeus, 1758) is the only species of family Herpestidae that occurs naturally in Europe. It was restricted to SW Iberian Peninsula from where it seems be expanding last decades. However, information on distribution and recent trends some areas, such as central Spain (e.g. Castilla - La Mancha region), scarce. With aim updating Spain, particularly thi...