Crab Eating Mongoose

Herpestes urva (Hodgson 1836)

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Herpestes urva (Crab Eating Mongoose) is a species ofMammal in the familymongooses. They are listed incites appendix iii. They are found inthe indo-malayan realm andthe palearctic. They aresolitary,nocturnalomnivores. Individuals are known to live for 160 months and can grow to 506.24 mm. They rely onrunning to move around.

URI:http://eol.org/schema/terms/CITES_III
Definition: Appendix III is a list of species included at the request of a Party that already regulates trade in the species and that needs the cooperation of other countries to prevent unsustainable or illegal exploitation. International trade in specimens of species listed in this Appendix is allowed only on presentation of the appropriate permits or certificates. (See Article V of the Convention)
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URI:http://eol.org/schema/terms/IndoMalayan
Attribution:https://www.oneearth.org/realms/indomalaya/

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URI:http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q106447

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URI:http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q164509
Definition: organism consuming a variety of foods, usually including both plants and animals

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URI:http://eol.org/schema/terms/solitary
Definition: Solitary animals are those that spend a majority of their lives without others of their species, with possible exceptions for mating and raising their young. Antonyms for a solitary animal include a social animal or a colonial animal.
Attribution:https://www.definitions.net/definition/solitary+animal

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URI:http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q309179
Definition: animal behavior characterized by activity during the night and sleeping during the day

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URI:http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/NBO_0000055
Definition: The act of locomoting on limbs with body off the ground such that periodically none of the limbs are touching the ground.

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EOL has data for47 attributes, including:

diet breadth
- URI:http://eol.org/schema/terms/DietBreadth
- Definition: Number of dietary categories eaten by an organism.
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6
ecomorphological guild
- URI:http://eol.org/schema/terms/EcomorphologicalGuild
- Definition: organisms that share certain morphological traits due to adaptation to similar environments and ecological roles
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fossorial and/or ground dwelling only
- URI:http://eol.org/schema/terms/groundDwelling
- Definition: An organism that spends most of its time on the ground or underground.
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first appearance
- URI:http://eol.org/schema/terms/FossilFirst
- Definition: The first appearance of this taxon in the fossil record.
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middle pleistocene age
- URI:http://resource.geosciml.org/classifier/ics/ischart/MiddlePleistocene
- Attribution:International Chronostratigraphic Chart: http://www.stratigraphy.org/index.php/ics-chart-timescale
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geographic distribution includes
- URI:http://eol.org/schema/terms/Present
- Definition: This organism is known to be present in this location or region. Not exclusive; other regions may also be reported.
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Taiwan
- URI:http://www.geonames.org/1668284
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geographic range (size of area)
- URI:http://eol.org/schema/terms/GeographicRangeArea
- Definition: The total extent of the geographic range of an organism.
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3243514.37 km^2
habitat breadth
- URI:http://eol.org/schema/terms/HabitatBreadth
- Definition: Number of habitat layers used by an organism
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1
mating system
- URI:http://eol.org/schema/terms/MatingSystem
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not monogamous
- URI:http://eol.org/schema/terms/notMonogamous
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prenatal development duration
- URI:http://eol.org/schema/terms/PrenatalDevelopmentDuration
- Definition: The duration of the development from fertilized, deposited or implanted egg to hatching/birth. Corresponds to egg incubation duration in oviparous animals and to gestation period duration in viviparous animals.
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66 days
social system
- URI:http://eol.org/schema/terms/SocialSystem
- Definition: Description of the relationships among individuals within a population of organisms, including reproductive relationships (mating system), relationships within each sex, adult – young interactions, helpers and cooperation (group living).
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solitary
- URI:http://eol.org/schema/terms/solitary
- Definition: Solitary animals are those that spend a majority of their lives without others of their species, with possible exceptions for mating and raising their young. Antonyms for a solitary animal include a social animal or a colonial animal.
- Attribution:https://www.definitions.net/definition/solitary+animal
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temperature in geographic range
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19.475 0.1°c
testis location
- URI:http://eol.org/schema/terms/TestisLocation
- Definition: Anatomical location of testis; eg: internal, descended, scrotal, inguinal.
- Attribution:http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/jeb.12373/full
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scrotal
- URI:http://eol.org/schema/terms/scrotal
- Definition: Testes are located outside of the body, suspended by the spermatic cord within the scrotum.
- Attribution:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Testicle#External_testes
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trophic guild
- URI:http://eol.org/schema/terms/TrophicGuild
- Definition: A group of species that exploit the same food resources, and/or use the same feeding or foraging methods. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guild_(ecology)
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insectivore
- URI:http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q677088
- Definition: organism that eats insects.
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Known occurrences, collected specimens and observations of Crab-Eating Mongoose.View this species on GBIF

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Crab-Eating Mongoose includes4 children:

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Crab Eating Mongoose

Herpestes urva (Hodgson 1836)

Crab-Eating Mongoose includes4 children: