| Short-tailed mongoose | |
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Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Carnivora |
| Family: | Herpestidae |
| Genus: | Urva |
| Species: | U. brachyura |
| Binomial name | |
| Urva brachyura (Gray, 1837) | |
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| Short-tailed mongoose range | |
| Synonyms | |
Herpestes brachyurus | |
Theshort-tailed mongoose (Urva brachyura) is amongoose species native toPeninsular Malaysia,Sumatra andBorneo. It inhabitsevergreen forest and rural gardens from sea level to an elevation of 1,500 m (4,900 ft). It is listed asNear Threatened on theIUCN Red List since 2008.[1]
It was first described byJohn Edward Gray in 1837.[2]
It is red-brown to black and has black limbs. The head is grayish with a black spot on the chin. Its total body length is 60–65 cm (24–26 in) including a 25 cm (9.8 in) short tail. It weighs about 1.4 kg (3.1 lb).[citation needed]
