Ruddy mongoose
| Ruddy mongoose | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Carnivora |
| Suborder: | Feliformia |
| Family: | Herpestidae |
| Genus: | Urva |
| Species: | U. smithii |
| Binomial name | |
| Urva smithii (Gray, 1837) | |
| Ruddy mongoose range | |
| Synonyms | |
|
Herpestes smithii | |
The ruddy mongoose (Urva smithii) is a mongoose species native to hill forests in India and Sri Lanka.