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<figureCitation id="04AD2A20FFC9FF8FFF5C9F19FF78FB94" box="[197,228,1029,1075]" captionStart="Plate 17: Herpestidae" captionStartId="2.[139,169,3360,3385]" captionTargetBox="[13,2796,16,3637]" captionTargetPageId="1" captionText="1. Marsh Mongoose (Atilax paludinosus), 2. Long-nosed Mongoose (Xenogale naso), 3. Small Indian Mongoose (Herpestes auropunctatus), 4. Short-tailed Mongoose (Herpestes brachyurus), 5. Indian Gray Mongoose (Herpestes edwardsii), 6. Indian Brown Mongoose (Herpestes fuscus), 7. Egyptian Mongoose (Herpestes ichneumon), 8. Javan Mongoose (Herpestes javanicus), 9. Collared Mongoose (Herpestes semitorquatus), 10. Ruddy Mongoose (Herpestes smith), 11. Crab-eating Mongoose (Herpestes urva), 12. Stripe-necked Mongoose (Herpestes vitticollis)" figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6347111" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/6347111/files/figure.png" pageId="5" pageNumber="310">6.</figureCitation>
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Indian Brown
<emphasis id="AEE2EAB7FFC9FF8FFDBA9F19FD67FB94" bold="true" box="[547,763,1029,1075]" pageId="5" pageNumber="310">Mongoose</emphasis>
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<emphasis id="AEE2EAB7FFC9FF8FFC929F19FBA4FB94" box="[779,1080,1029,1075]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="310">Herpestes fuscus</emphasis>
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<emphasis id="AEE2EAB7FFC9FF8FFF5D9F59FE8DFBFD" bold="true" box="[196,273,1093,1114]" pageId="5" pageNumber="310">French:</emphasis>
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/
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/
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<vernacularName id="1295468BFFC9FF8FFEB09F70FE50FB26" box="[297,460,1132,1153]" pageId="5" pageNumber="310">Meloncillo pardo</vernacularName>
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<emphasis id="AEE2EAB7FFC9FF8FFCB29FAEFC5AFB68" bold="true" box="[811,966,1202,1231]" pageId="5" pageNumber="310">Taxonomy.</emphasis>
<taxonomicName id="5B964D26FFC9FF8FFC449FAEFCECFB51" ID-CoL="6M3JF" authority="Waterhouse, 1838" authorityName="Waterhouse" authorityYear="1838" class="Mammalia" family="Herpestidae" genus="Herpestes" kingdom="Animalia" order="Carnivora" pageId="5" pageNumber="310" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="fuscus">
<emphasis id="AEE2EAB7FFC9FF8FFC449FAEFB28FB68" box="[989,1204,1202,1231]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="310">Herpestes fuscus</emphasis>
Waterhouse, 1838
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,
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<collectingCountry id="E4817635FFC9FF8FFC199FC5FC57FB51" box="[896,971,1241,1270]" name="India" pageId="5" pageNumber="310">India</collectingCountry>
.
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Some authors previously considered the Indian Brown Mongoose conspecific with the Short-tailed Mongoose (
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.
<emphasis id="AEE2EAB7FFC9FF8FFA949E57FCC5FA34" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="310">brachyurus</emphasis>
). Four subspecies are recognized.
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<paragraph id="9C2936A5FFC9FF8FFCB59E86FB27FA1C" blockId="5.[811,1399,1202,1624]" box="[812,1211,1434,1467]" pageId="5" pageNumber="310">
<emphasis id="AEE2EAB7FFC9FF8FFCB59E86FB27FA1C" bold="true" box="[812,1211,1434,1467]" pageId="5" pageNumber="310">Subspecies and Distribution.</emphasis>
</paragraph>
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<taxonomicName id="5B964D26FFC9FF8FFCB59ED5FB57FA45" authority="Waterhouse, 1838" authorityName="Waterhouse" authorityYear="1838" box="[812,1227,1481,1506]" class="Mammalia" family="Herpestidae" genus="Herpestes" kingdom="Animalia" order="Carnivora" pageId="5" pageNumber="310" phylum="Chordata" rank="subSpecies" species="fuscus" subSpecies="fuscus">
<emphasis id="AEE2EAB7FFC9FF8FFCB59ED5FC59FA45" box="[812,965,1481,1506]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="310">H. f. fuscus</emphasis>
Waterhouse, 1838
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— SW
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(Western Ghats).
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="9C2936A5FFC9FF8FFCB49D0CFBA6F9FF" blockId="5.[811,1399,1202,1624]" pageId="5" pageNumber="310">
<taxonomicName id="5B964D26FFC9FF8FFCB49D0CFB20F996" authority="Thomas, 1924" authorityName="Thomas" authorityYear="1924" box="[813,1212,1552,1585]" class="Mammalia" family="Herpestidae" genus="Herpestes" kingdom="Animalia" order="Carnivora" pageId="5" pageNumber="310" phylum="Chordata" rank="subSpecies" species="fuscus" subSpecies="phillips">
<emphasis id="AEE2EAB7FFC9FF8FFCB49D0CFC78F996" box="[813,996,1552,1585]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="310">H. f. phillips</emphasis>
Thomas, 1924
</taxonomicName>
<collectingCountry id="E4817635FFC9FF8FFB739D0CFAE9F996" box="[1258,1397,1552,1585]" name="Sri Lanka" pageId="5" pageNumber="310">Sri Lanka</collectingCountry>
(Central Province).
</paragraph>
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<taxonomicName id="5B964D26FFC9FF8FFF5F9D7FFDACF927" authority="Pocock, 1937" authorityName="Pocock" authorityYear="1937" box="[198,560,1635,1664]" class="Mammalia" family="Herpestidae" genus="Herpestes" kingdom="Animalia" order="Carnivora" pageId="5" pageNumber="310" phylum="Chordata" rank="subSpecies" species="fuscus" subSpecies="rubidior">
<emphasis id="AEE2EAB7FFC9FF8FFF5F9D7FFEEEF927" box="[198,370,1635,1664]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="310">H. f. rubidior</emphasis>
Pocock, 1937
</taxonomicName>
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(Western Province).
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<paragraph id="9C2936A5FFC9FF8FFF5F9D96FBAAF900" blockId="5.[195,1399,1635,2648]" box="[198,1078,1674,1703]" pageId="5" pageNumber="310">
<taxonomicName id="5B964D26FFC9FF8FFF5F9D96FDA4F900" authority="Thomas, 1924" authorityName="Thomas" authorityYear="1924" box="[198,568,1674,1703]" class="Mammalia" family="Herpestidae" genus="Herpestes" kingdom="Animalia" order="Carnivora" pageId="5" pageNumber="310" phylum="Chordata" rank="subSpecies" species="fuscus" subSpecies="siccatus">
<emphasis id="AEE2EAB7FFC9FF8FFF5F9D96FEF0F900" box="[198,364,1674,1703]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="310">H. f. siccatus</emphasis>
Thomas, 1924
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— N
<collectingCountry id="E4817635FFC9FF8FFDE59D96FC9DF900" box="[636,769,1674,1703]" name="Sri Lanka" pageId="5" pageNumber="310">Sri Lanka</collectingCountry>
(Northern Province).
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<emphasis id="AEE2EAB7FFC9FF8FFF5C9DAAFE58F968" bold="true" box="[197,452,1718,1743]" pageId="5" pageNumber="310">Descriptive notes.</emphasis>
Head-body 33-48 cm, tail 19.8-33.
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, hindfoot 6-5—8-7 cm; weight c. 2-7 kg. A large, heavily built mongoose. The coat color is blackish-brown, speckled with yellow or tawny, and the feet are almost black. The tail is bushy and conical, about 60-70% the length of the head and body. The posterior chamber of the auditory bulla is less flat than in the Javan Mongoose and extends to well below the occipital condyle. Dental formula: 13/3, C1/1,P 4/4, M 2/2 = 40.
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<emphasis id="AEE2EAB7FFC9FF8FFF5D9C85FEA8F81D" bold="true" box="[196,308,1945,1978]" pageId="5" pageNumber="310">Habitat.</emphasis>
Dense forest and adjacent areas. On
<collectingCountry id="E4817635FFC9FF8FFCD19C85FC4CF81D" box="[840,976,1945,1978]" name="Sri Lanka" pageId="5" pageNumber="310">Sri Lanka</collectingCountry>
, found in lowland forest, central hill country, and the dry zone. In south-west
<collectingCountry id="E4817635FFC9FF8FFC1B9CDDFC50F845" box="[898,972,1985,2018]" name="India" pageId="5" pageNumber="310">India</collectingCountry>
, also occurs in tea and coffee plantations at elevations from
<quantity id="5B6E9B40FFC9FF8FFDF79CF5FCABF7AD" box="[622,823,2025,2058]" metricMagnitude="3" metricUnit="m" metricValue="1.15" metricValueMax="1.4" metricValueMin="0.9" pageId="5" pageNumber="310" unit="m" value="1150.0" valueMax="1400.0" valueMin="900.0">900 to 1400 m</quantity>
.
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<emphasis id="AEE2EAB7FFC9FF8FFF5C930CFE55F796" bold="true" box="[197,457,2064,2097]" pageId="5" pageNumber="310">Food and Feeding.</emphasis>
Nothing known.
</paragraph>
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<emphasis id="AEE2EAB7FFC9FF8FFF5A9327FE2CF7FF" bold="true" box="[195,432,2107,2136]" pageId="5" pageNumber="310">Activity patterns.</emphasis>
Appears to be nocturnal, based on a few camera-trap photographs and sightings.
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<paragraph id="9C2936A5FFC9FF8FFF5C9399FAC3F701" blockId="5.[195,1399,1635,2648]" box="[197,1375,2181,2214]" pageId="5" pageNumber="310">
<emphasis id="AEE2EAB7FFC9FF8FFF5C9399FC1CF701" bold="true" box="[197,896,2181,2214]" pageId="5" pageNumber="310">Movements, Home range and Social organization.</emphasis>
Terrestrial. Appears to be solitary.
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<emphasis id="AEE2EAB7FFC9FF8FFF5C93A9FED7F769" bold="true" box="[197,331,2229,2254]" pageId="5" pageNumber="310">Breeding.</emphasis>
Said to breed in burrows beneath rocks and tree roots, and to have three to four young.
</paragraph>
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<emphasis id="AEE2EAB7FFC9FF8FFF5F93E7FD82F6BB" bold="true" box="[198,542,2299,2332]" pageId="5" pageNumber="310">Status and Conservation.</emphasis>
Classified as Vulnerable in
<emphasis id="AEE2EAB7FFC9FF8FFC3A93E7FB08F6BB" box="[931,1172,2299,2332]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="310">The IUCN Red List</emphasis>
. Specific threats to this species are not known, but habitat loss, fragmentation, and degradation could have major impacts on populations. It seems to be rare to uncommon; in
<collectingCountry id="E4817635FFC9FF8FFB689256FAA5F6CC" box="[1265,1337,2378,2411]" name="India" pageId="5" pageNumber="310">India</collectingCountry>
it is found in Virajpet in south Kodagu and Ooty in the Nilgiri Hills, Tiger Shola in the Palni Hills, High Wavy Mountains in Madurai, Kalakkad-Mundanthurai in the Agasthyamalai range, Valparai plateau in the Anaimalai Hills, and Peeramedu in
<collectingRegion id="5E52F847FFC9FF8FFBCE92DCFB2EF646" box="[1111,1202,2496,2529]" country="India" name="Kerala" pageId="5" pageNumber="310">Kerala</collectingRegion>
. Field surveys, ecological studies, habitat protection, and monitoring of threats are urgently needed.
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<paragraph id="9C2936A5FFC9FF8FFF5F910BFB3DF5FF" blockId="5.[195,1399,1635,2648]" pageId="5" pageNumber="310">
<emphasis id="AEE2EAB7FFC9FF8FFF5F910BFEFDF597" bold="true" box="[198,353,2583,2608]" pageId="5" pageNumber="310">Bibliography.</emphasis>
Corbet &amp; Hill (1992), IUCN (2008), Madhusudan (1995), Mudappa (1998, 2001, 2002), Mudappa et al. (2007), Pocock (1941a), Prater (1980), Wozencraft (2005), Yoganand &amp; Kumar (1995).
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