Common Mongoose

GPTKB entity

Properties (48)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Company
gptkbp:activities Diurnal
gptkbp:adaptation Sharp claws
gptkbp:age 2 to 4
gptkbp:aroma Strong sense of smell
gptkbp:averageLifespan 6 to 10 years
gptkbp:behavior Social
gptkbp:colors Brown
Fur with stripes
gptkbp:commonName gptkb:Indian_Mongoose
gptkbp:communicationEquipment Vocalizations
gptkbp:conservationEfforts Least Concern
gptkbp:culturalSignificance Folklore in some cultures
gptkbp:diet Omnivore
gptkbp:distribution Widespread_in_Asia_and_Africa
gptkbp:environmentalImpact Habitat loss
gptkbp:family gptkb:Herpestidae
gptkbp:firstDescribedBy 1830
gptkbp:foragingBehavior Ground forager
gptkbp:gestationPeriod 60 to 65 days
gptkbp:habitat Grasslands
Open areas near water
gptkbp:headlights 30 to 40 cm
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Common Mongoose
gptkbp:interactsWith Often seen as pests
gptkbp:introduced gptkb:India
gptkbp:litterSize 2 to 4
gptkbp:nativeTo gptkb:North_Africa
gptkbp:notableWinners Stone handling
gptkbp:participatesIn Pest control
gptkbp:populationTrend Stable
gptkbp:predators Birds of prey
gptkbp:relatedPatent gptkb:Indian_Mongoose
gptkbp:reproduction Viviparous
gptkbp:scientificName Herpestes edwardsii
gptkbp:size 60 to 70 cm long
gptkbp:socialResponsibility Gregarious
gptkbp:socialStructure Family groups
gptkbp:soundtrack Acute hearing
gptkbp:subspecies Herpestes edwardsii auropunctatus
Herpestes edwardsii edwardsi.
Herpestes edwardsii edwardsii
Herpestes edwardsii javanicus
Herpestes edwardsii nigriceps
Herpestes edwardsii rufescens
gptkbp:vision Good night vision
gptkbp:weight 2 to 3 kg
gptkbp:wildlife Ambush predator