Small Indian mongoose
| Small Indian mongoose | |
|---|---|
| Small Indian mongoose in Panna National Park | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Carnivora |
| Suborder: | Feliformia |
| Family: | Herpestidae |
| Genus: | Urva |
| Species: | U. auropunctata |
| Binomial name | |
| Urva auropunctata (Hodgson, 1836) | |
| Native distribution of the small Indian mongoose in 2016 | |
| Synonyms | |
|
Mangusta auropunctata | |
The small Indian mongoose (Urva auropunctata) is a mongoose species native to Iraq and northern India; it has also been introduced to several Caribbean and Pacific islands.