The Zoochat Photographic Guide to Small Carnivores

Or upload better ones of species currently only represented by poor ones like the Long-tailed Weasel you were telling me about!

Didn't even know about that population so I didn't forget!

 

Great resource again TLD, thank you! Any plans do move on to Canidae at all? I have a soft spot for all animals Vulpine

 

In for a penny, in for a pound got to finish small carnivores first though!

 

NANDINIIDAE


This family comprises a single monotypic genus:

Nandinia


African Palm Civet (N. binotata)

The range of this species extends through central Africa from Senegal in the northwest to Tanzania in the east, and Zimbabwe in the south.

Photo by @Orycteropus

 

PRIONODONTIDAE


This family comprises two species in a single genus:

Prionodon


Spotted Linsang (P. pardicolor)

The range of this species extends from Nepal and northeast India in the west, through southern China and into eastern Indochina.

Photo by @Deer Forest




Banded Linsang (P. linsang)

The range of this species extends from southern Myanmar throughThailand and the Malay Peninsula into Sumatra, Java and Borneo.

Photo by @devilfish

 

EUPLERIDAE


This family comprises a pair of lineages, as follows:

EUPLERINAE - 4 species within three genera

GALIDIINAE - 6 species within four genera


(Each lineage name has been hyperlinked to the post within which it is discussed)

 

EUPLERINAE


This lineage comprises 4 species within three genera:

Cryptoprocta


Fossa (C. ferox)

The range of this species extends throughout the entirety of Madagascar, with the exception of the central high plateau.

Photo by @Blackduiker




Eupleres


Eastern Falanouc (E. goudotii)

The range of this species extends throughout the lowland rainforests of eastern Madagascar

No photographs of this species have been uploaded by Zoochatters at the time of writing.


Western Falanouc (E. major)

The range of this species extends patchily throughout the rainforests of northwest Madagascar, as far south as northern Melaky.

No photographs of this species have been uploaded by Zoochatters at the time of writing.


Fossa


Fanaloka (F. fossana)

The range of this species extends throughout the lowland rainforests of eastern and northern Madagascar.

Photo by @Newzooboy

 

GALIDIINAE


This lineage comprises 6 species within four genera:

Galidia


Ring-tailed Vontsira (G. elegans)

The range of this species extends throughout northern and eastern Madagascar, with disjunct populations in west-central Madagascar.

Photo by @Al




Galidictis


Broad-striped Vontsira (G. fasciata)

The range of this species extends throughout the forests of northern and eastern Madagascar.

No photographs of this species have been uploaded by Zoochatters at the time of writing.


Grandidier's Vontsira (G. grandidieri)

The range of this species is restricted to a narrow strip at the western edge of the Mahafaly Plateau in southwest Madagascar.

No photographs of this species have been uploaded by Zoochatters at the time of writing.


Mungotictis


Narrow-striped Boky (M. decemlineata)

The range of this species extends throughout the dry deciduous forests of western and southwestern Madagascar.

Photo by @ThylacineAlive




Salanoia


Brown-tailed Vontsira (S. concolor)

The range of this species extends throughout the dry forests of northeast Madagascar.

No photographs of this species have been uploaded by Zoochatters at the time of writing.


Durrell's Vontsira (S. durrelli)

The range of this species is restricted to Lac Aloatra.

No photographs of this species have been uploaded by Zoochatters at the time of writing.

 

Not too bad a showing, and no different to what I expected, with a total of four Euplerid species photographed and six others remaining to be photographed and/or uploaded to the Zoochat gallery. I rather suspect that most of the remaining species will have to be photographed in the wild for there to be much chance of the former total increasing..... but here goes:

Eastern Falanouc (Eupleres goudotii)
Western Falanouc (Eupleres major)
Broad-striped Vontsira (Galidictis fasciata)
Grandidier's Vontsira (Galidictis grandidieri)
Brown-tailed Vontsira (Salanoia concolor)
Durrell's Vontsira (Salanoia durrelli)

 

HERPESTIDAE


This family comprises a pair of major lineages, as follows:

HERPESTINAE - 22 species within six genera

MUNGOTINAE - 13 species within eight genera


(Each lineage name has been hyperlinked to the post within which it is discussed)

 

HERPESTINAE


This lineage comprises 22 species within six genera:

Atilax


Marsh Mongoose (A. paludinosus)

The range of this species extends throughout sub-Saharan Africa from Senegal in the west to Ethiopia in the east, and south to South Africa; it is absent from Namibia, Botswana and northwest South Africa.

Photo by @vogelcommando




Bdeogale


Bushy-tailed Mongoose (B. crassicauda)

The range of this species extends across east Africa from southern Kenya in the north to central Mozambique in the south.

No photographs of this species have been uploaded by Zoochatters at the time of writing.


Jackson's Mongoose (B. jacksoni)

The range of this species is restricted to a small mountainous strip passing through Uganda and Kenya, along with a disjunct population in south-central Tanzania.

No photographs of this species have been uploaded by Zoochatters at the time of writing.


Black-footed Mongoose (B. nigripes)

The range of this species extends through central Africa from east Nigeria to north-east Zaire, and south to northernAngola.

No photographs of this species have been uploaded by Zoochatters at the time of writing.


Galerella


Angolan Slender Mongoose (G. flavescens)

The range of this species is restricted to a coastal strip within Namibia and Angola.

No photographs of this species have been uploaded by Zoochatters at the time of writing.


Somali Slender Mongoose (G. ochracea)

The range of this species is restricted to northeastern Africa, in Somalia, adjacent parts of Ethiopia and marginally in northeastern Kenya.

No photographs of this species have been uploaded by Zoochatters at the time of writing.


Cape Gray Mongoose (G. pulverulenta)

The range of this species extends throughout southern Africa, within South Africa, Lesotho and southern Namibia.

Photo by @lintworm




Slender Mongoose (G. sanguinea)

The range of this species extends throughout sub-Saharan Africa, from Senegal in the west to Sudan in the east, and south to the Northern Cape in South Africa.

Photo by @Maguari




Black Mongoose (G. nigrata)

The range of this species is restricted to mountainous regions of northwest Namibia and southwest Angola.

No photographs of this species have been uploaded by Zoochatters at the time of writing.


Herpestes


Short-tailed Mongoose (H. brachyurus)

The range of this species extends throughout the Malay Peninsula, along with Borneo, Sumatra and the Philippine islands of Palawan and Busuanga

Photo by @Nick@Amsterdam




Indian Gray Mongoose (H. edwardsii)

The range of this species extends from Turkey and the Arabian peninsula east to India, Bhutan and Bangladesh.

Photo by @Maguari




Indian Brown Mongoose (H. fuscus)

The range of this species is restricted to southwest India and Sri Lanka.

No photographs of this species have been uploaded by Zoochatters at the time of writing.


Egyptian Mongoose (H. ichneumon)

The range of this species extends across much of sub-Saharan Africa from Senegal and Gambia in the west to the Red Sea coastline in the east, and throughout central and southern Africa barring the Congo River basin, Namibia, Botswana and inland South Africa; there are also disjunct populations in the Sinai Peninsula north to southern Turkey, and in the Iberian Peninsula.

Photo by @alexkant




Javan Mongoose (H. javanicus)

The range of this species extends from southern China and Myanmar in the north, throughout Indochina and the Malay Peninsula, and into Java and Sumatra in the south.

Photo by @GregOz




Small Indian Mongoose (H. auropunctatus)

The native range of this species extends from the Middle East and Arabian Peninsula in the west, throughout the Indian subcontinent to Bangladesh and Myanmar in the east; there are also dozens of introduced populations within islands of the Pacific, Caribbean and Atlantic, along with populations in Central America and northern South America.

Photo by @Chlidonias




Long-nosed Mongoose (H. naso)

The range of this species primarily extends throughout the Congo River basin, but in the east can be found as far as western Kenya and Tanzania.

No photographs of this species have been uploaded by Zoochatters at the time of writing.


Collared Mongoose (H. semitorquatus)

The range of this species is restricted to Borneo.

No photographs of this species have been uploaded by Zoochatters at the time of writing.


Ruddy Mongoose (H. smithii)

The range of this species extends throughout India and Sri Lanka.

Photo by @Chlidonias




Crab-eating Mongoose (H. urva)

The range of this species extends from Myanmar and northwest India in the west to southern and eastern China in the west, and south throughout Indochina and the Malay Peninsula.

Photo by @Deer Forest




Stripe-necked Mongoose (H. vitticollis)

The range of this species is restricted to the southwestern tip of India and Sri Lanka.

Photo by @GregOz




Ichneumia


White-tailed Mongoose (I. albicauda)

The range of this species extends throughout much of Africa south of the Sahara - barring the Congo River Basin and the arid regions of Namibia, Botswana and western South Africa - along with the southern portions of the Arabian Peninsula.

Photo by @alexkant




Rhynchogale


Meller's Mongoose (R. melleri)

The range of this species extends throughout eastern Africa, from central Tanzania in the north to northern South Africa in the south.

No photographs of this species have been uploaded by Zoochatters at the time of writing.

 

MUNGOTINAE


This lineage comprises 13 species within eight genera:

Crossarchus


Alexander's Cusimanse (C. alexandri)

The range of this species extends through Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda.

No photographs of this species have been uploaded by Zoochatters at the time of writing.


Angolan Cusimanse (C. ansorgei)

The range of this species is restricted to a pair of disjunct populations; a very small population in Angola and a more widespread population in Democratic Republic of Congo.

No photographs of this species have been uploaded by Zoochatters at the time of writing.


Common Cusimanse (C. obscurus)

The range of this species extends across coastal West Africa from south Guinea in the west and Ghana in the east.

Photo by @gentle lemur




Flat-headed Cusimanse (C. platycephalus)

The range of this species extends across West Africa from southern Benin in the west to northern Congo and Gabon in the east.

No photographs of this species have been uploaded by Zoochatters at the time of writing.


Cynictis


Yellow Mongoose (C. penicillata)

The range of this species extends across southern Africa, from Namibia and Botswana in the north to the southern tip of South Africa.

Photo by @ro6ca66




Dologale


Pousargues's Mongoose (D. dybowskii)

The range of this species is restricted to a small strip of central Africa from the southern Central African Republic in the northwest to the Lake Victoria shore of Uganda in the southeast.

No photographs of this species have been uploaded by Zoochatters at the time of writing.


Helogale


Ethiopian Dwarf Mongoose (H. hirtula)

The range of this species extends across much of Ethiopia and Somalia, and the eastern portion of Kenya.

No photographs of this species have been uploaded by Zoochatters at the time of writing.


Common Dwarf Mongoose (H. parvula)

The range of this species extends across much of eastern and south-central Africa, from southern Somalia and Ethiopia south to the northern edge of South Africa, and westwards to northern Namibia and south-central Angola.

Photo by @ajmcwhipsnade




Liberiictis


Liberian Mongoose (L. kuhni)

The range of this species is restricted to the border of Liberia and Cote d'Ivoire.

No photographs of this species have been uploaded by Zoochatters at the time of writing.


Mungos


Gambian Mongoose (M. gambianus)

The range of this species extends throughout West Africa, from Senegal and Gambia in the west to Nigeria in the east.

Photo by @sooty mangabey




Banded Mongoose (M. mungo)

The range of this species extends throughout east, south-central and southeast Africa, with a narrow band extending into central West Africa.

Photo by @TeaLovingDave




Paracynictis


Selous' Mongoose (P. selousi)

The range of this species extends throughout southern Africa from Angola and Malawi in the north, to the northern reaches of South Africa in the south.

No photographs of this species have been uploaded by Zoochatters at the time of writing.


Suricata


Meerkat (S. suricatta)

The range of this species extends throughout the Kalahari Desert of Botswana, the Namib Desert in Namibia and southwestern Angola, and across South Africa.

Photo by @ro6ca66

 

Not too bad a showing really - of the 35 mongoose species discussed, there are a total of 17 represented within the gallery. Given how little-known and/or restricted in range many of the remaining species are, it is perhaps not surprising that only 50% of mongoose diversity is represented on Zoochat.

However, I reckon there is a good chance that a handful more species could potentially be uploaded, whether due to new sightings in the wild or in collections within their native ranges, or due to Zoochatters clearing out their old photographs. I would be particularly interested to learn whether any of our members in the New World saw and photographed the Liberian Mongoose which was displayed for a time at Toronto Zoo!

Bushy-tailed Mongoose (Bdeogale crassicauda)
Jackson's Mongoose (Bdeogale jacksoni)
Black-footed Mongoose (Bdeogale nigripes)
Angolan Slender Mongoose (Galerella flavescens)
Somali Slender Mongoose (Galerella ochracea)
Black Mongoose (Galerella nigrata)
Indian Brown Mongoose (Herpestes fuscus)
Long-nosed Mongoose (Herpestes naso)
Collared Mongoose (Herpestes semitorquatus)
Stripe-necked Mongoose (Herpestes vitticollis)
Meller's Mongoose (Rhynchogale melleri)
Alexander's Cusimanse (Crossarchus alexandri)
Angolan Cusimanse (Crossarchus ansorgei)
Flat-headed Cusimanse (Crossarchus platycephalus)
Pousargues's Mongoose (Dologale dybowskii)
Ethiopian Dwarf Mongoose (Helogale hirtula)
Liberian Mongoose (Liberiictis kuhni)
Selous' Mongoose (Paracynictis selousi)

 

VIVERRIDAE


This family comprises three major lineages, as follows:

HEMIGALINAE - 5 species within five genera

PARADOXURINAE - 6 species within four genera

VIVERRINAE - 23 species within five genera

(Each lineage name has been hyperlinked to the post within which it is discussed)

 

HEMIGALINAE


This lineage comprises five monotypic genera:

Hemigalus


Banded Civet (H. derbyanus)

The range of this species extends throughout Peninsular Malaysia, Myanmar and Thailand, and on the islands of Borneo and Sumatra.

Photo by @Al




Chrotogale


Owston's Civet (C. owstoni)

The range of this species extends from southern China into eastern Indochina.

Photo by @ro6ca66




Cynogale


Otter Civet (C. bennettii)

The range of this species extends throughout Peninsular Malaysia, Myanmar and Thailand, and on the islands of Borneo and Sumatra.

No photographs of this species have been uploaded by Zoochatters at the time of writing.


Diplogale


Hose's Civet (D. hosei)

The range of this species is restricted to the island of Borneo.

No photographs of this species have been uploaded by Zoochatters at the time of writing.

Macrogalidia


Sulawesi Civet (M. musschenbroekii)

The range of this species is restricted to the island of Sulawesi.

No photographs of this species have been uploaded by Zoochatters at the time of writing.

 

PARADOXURINAE


This lineage comprises 6 species within four genera:

Artictis


Binturong (A. binturong)

The range of this species extends from northeast India, through Bhutan and Myanmar into southern China, Indochina, Peninsular Malaysia and the Sunda islands, reaching Palawan in the Philippines.

Photo by @ro6ca66




Arctogalidia


Small-toothed Palm Civet (Arctogalidia trivirgata)

The range of this species extends from north-east India in the west, through Indochina and the Malay Peninsula, to the islands of Indonesia in the east.

Photo by @Giant Eland




Paguma


Masked Civet (P. larvata)

The native range of this species extends from the Himalayas in the west, through Bhutan and Myanmar into central and eastern China in the east, and south through Indochina and the Malay Peninsula into Borneo and Sumatra. An introduced population exists in Japan.

Photo by @Goura




Paradoxurus


Common Palm Civet (P. hermaphroditus)

The range of this species extends throughout south Asia, from the Indian subcontinent and Sri Lanka in the west, through south China and Indochina into Peninsular Malaysia, Indonesia and the Philippines in the east. Introduced populations exist in Sulawesi, New Guinea and Japan.

Photo by @devilfish




Golden Palm Civet (P. zeylonensis)

The range of this species is restricted to Sri Lanka.

Photo by @FunkyGibbon




Jerdon's Palm Civet (P. jerdoni)

The range of this species is restricted to the Western Ghats of India.

Photo by @toto98