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Herpestidae
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Definition
: The family of agile, keen-sighted mongooses of Asia and Africa that feed on RODENTS and SNAKES.
note entry terms: MONGOOSE, RING-TAILED; MONGOOSE, BROWN-TAILED; and MALAGASY MONGOOSE see EUPLERIDAE are also available
Other names
Mungos; Mongooses; Liberiictis; Liberian Mongoose; Herpestes; Helogale; Dwarf Mongooses; Cusimanses; Crossarchus; Mongooses, Dwarf; Mongoose, Liberian; Mongoose, Dwarf; Mongoose; Dwarf Mongoose