Indian gray mongoose / Herpestes edwardsii

Indian Gray Mongoose , Visakhapatnam

Indian gray mongoose ( Herpestes edwardsii ) is a grey - brown grizzly herpestid lives  in open scrubland , hedgerows and thickets. It's seen singly in pairs or as family unit .

It can be seen moving along trails at a brisk pace stopping to look for rats , mice , snakes , lizards, frogs .It also eats fruits .

Its a ferocious fighter , it lives in burrows in ground and sometimes in vacant termite hills .

IUCN status : Least Concern



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