Mungos mungo

(J. F. Gmelin, 1788)

Banded Mongoose

Taxonomy

Subclass : Theria
Infraclass : Placentalia
Magnorder : Boreoeutheria
Superorder : Laurasiatheria
Order : Carnivora
Suborder : Feliformia
Infraorder : Viverroidea
Family : Herpestidae
Subfamily : Mungotinae
Genus : Mungos

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Gmelin, J.F. 1788-07-25. Systema naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Tomus I. Editio decima tertia, aucta, reformata. Georg Emanuel Beer, Leipzig, 500 pp.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25751304

Original name as described

Viverra mungo

Type locality

origin uncertain (later attributed to Gambia, but subsequently suggested to be Cape Province, South Africa).

Biogeographic realm

Afrotropic

Country distribution

Senegal · Gambia · Guinea-Bissau · Guinea · Mali · Cote d'Ivoire · Burkina Faso · Nigeria · Cameroon · Chad · Central African Republic · Democratic Republic of the Congo · Sudan · South Sudan · Ethiopia · Eritrea · Somalia · Uganda · Kenya · Rwanda · Burundi · Gabon · Republic of the Congo · Angola · Tanzania · Zambia · Malawi · Mozambique · Zimbabwe · Namibia · Botswana · South Africa · Eswatini

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1006069

Country distribution map

The map below provides a general overview. Most species inhabit only specific regions within countries. Hover over the highlighted regions to see the country name.

Names and synonyms

Present and past (if available) associated names to the species. Click on a name to view its details. If the list is long, scroll down to see more.

Ichneumon tænianotus

(A. Smith, 1834)

Family

Herpestidae

Root name

taenianotus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1845.7.3.5

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/52d6ede7-5c50-4851-a165-aae841ba07ca

Authority page

114

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15968230

Authority publication

South African Quarterly Journal

Crossarchus somalicus

(O. Thomas, 1895)

Family

Herpestidae

Root name

somalicus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1895.12.2.2

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/fe601953-7e2b-4422-8b86-7db959748ebf

Authority page

531

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16002437

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Crossarchus talboti

(O. Thomas & Wroughton, 1907)

Family

Herpestidae

Root name

talboti

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1905.5.13.2

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/d15a7098-60a1-444c-b5d2-30e0a1347512

Authority page

374

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/24254834

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Crossarchus fasciatus senescens

(O. Thomas & Wroughton, 1907)

Family

Herpestidae

Root name

senescens

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1906.11.8.51

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/9d590e67-9360-48b4-9488-60fd85c617ed

Authority page

291

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31209282

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

Crossarchus fasciatus macrurus

(O. Thomas, 1907)

Family

Herpestidae

Root name

macrurus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1906.12.4.29

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/ac1a48dc-91c5-485b-a76d-a9dfbf3cc2a2

Authority page

120

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/51228877

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

Thomas (1907:120, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/51228877) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/17638)

Mungos caurinus

O. Thomas, 1926

Family

Herpestidae

Root name

caurinus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1910.4.9.4

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/a2152e2b-e07d-40e1-9974-d9e67f3fe528

Authority page

182

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Mungos mungo grisonax

O. Thomas, 1926

Family

Herpestidae

Root name

grisonax

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1925.12.4.44

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/9279008e-0dae-476b-872c-1e948e12f7a1

Authority page

294

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

Name usages

  1. Coetzee (1971:30) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67173)
  2. Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)

Crossarchus zebroides

(Lönnberg, 1908)

Family

Herpestidae

Root name

zebroides

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

NHRM (number not known)

Type kind

syntypes

Authority page

7

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6400248

Authority publication

Arkiv för Zoologi

Crossarchus fasciatus mandjarum

(E. Schwarz, 1915)

Family

Herpestidae

Root name

mandjarum

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

SMF:MAMM:5836

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

63

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7261140

Authority publication

Jahrbücher des Nassauischen Vereins für Naturkunde

Herpestes zebra

(Rüppell, 1836)

Family

Herpestidae

Root name

zebra

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

SMF:MAMM:6026

Type kind

lectotype

Authority page

30

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/37140012

Authority publication

Frankfurt am Main

Name usages

Lesson (1842:64) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36812)

Mungos mungo pallidipes

A. Roberts, 1929

Family

Herpestidae

Root name

pallidipes

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

TM 1876

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

89

Authority publication

Annals of the Transvaal Museum

Name usages

Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)

Mungos mungo rossi

A. Roberts, 1929

Family

Herpestidae

Root name

rossi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

TM 5031

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

89

Authority publication

Annals of the Transvaal Museum

Name usages

  1. Coetzee (1971:30) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67173)
  2. Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)

Mungos mungo ngamiensis

A. Roberts, 1932

Family

Herpestidae

Root name

ngamiensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

TM 6534

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

5

Authority publication

Annals of the Transvaal Museum

Name usages

Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)

Mungos mungo bororensis

A. Roberts, 1929

Family

Herpestidae

Root name

bororensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

TM 966

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

88

Authority publication

Annals of the Transvaal Museum

Name usages

  1. Coetzee (1971:30) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67173)
  2. Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)

Crossarchus fasciatus colonus

(E. Heller, 1911)

Family

Herpestidae

Root name

colonus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:162132

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/36a9fa20b-1c29-4354-b9a4-e5100fb26dd2

Authority page

16

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8813472

Authority publication

Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections

Ichneumon mungo

(Daudin, 1802)

Family

Herpestidae

Root name

mungo

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

155

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/42033405

Authority publication

Paris

Name usages

Daudin (1802:155, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/42033405) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/64044)

Ichneumon mungoz

(Lesson, 1827)

Family

Herpestidae

Root name

mungoz

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

175

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/54207643

Authority publication

Paris

Name usages

Lesson (1827:175, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/54207643) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36839)

Herpestes mungos

(C. F. Cuvier, 1842)

Family

Herpestidae

Root name

mungos

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

3

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/44518526

Authority publication

Paris

Name usages

Cuvier (1842:3, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/44518526) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/60227)

Herpestes mungo

(C. H. Smith, 1842)

Family

Herpestidae

Root name

mungo

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

159

Authority publication

Edinburgh

Name usages

Smith (1842:159) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67141)

Crossarchus fasciatus

(Matschie, 1895)

Family

Herpestidae

Root name

fasciatus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

81

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/14835474

Authority publication

Berlin

Name usages

  1. Matschie (1895:81, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/14835474) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67260)
  2. Thomas (1898:931, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30988170) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35378)
  3. Thomas (1907:120, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/51228877) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/17638)
  4. Roberts (1913:77, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/50439535) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/17656)

Mungos mungo colonus

Coetzee, 1971

Family

Herpestidae

Root name

colonus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

30

Authority publication

Washington

Name usages

  1. Coetzee (1971:30) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67173)
  2. Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)

Mungos mungo gothneh

Coetzee, 1971

Family

Herpestidae

Root name

gothneh

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

30

Authority publication

Washington

Name usages

Coetzee (1971:30) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67173)

Mungos mungo macrurus

Coetzee, 1971

Family

Herpestidae

Root name

macrurus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

30

Authority publication

Washington

Name usages

Coetzee (1971:30) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67173)

Mungos mungo mandjarum

Coetzee, 1971

Family

Herpestidae

Root name

mandjarum

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

30

Authority publication

Washington

Name usages

  1. Coetzee (1971:30) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67173)
  2. Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)

Mungos mungo

Coetzee, 1971

Family

Herpestidae

Root name

mungo

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

30

Authority publication

Washington

Name usages

  1. Coetzee (1971:30) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67173)
  2. Corbet & Hill (1980:102) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  3. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:275) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  4. Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)
  5. Wilson & Mittermeier (2009:327) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67177)
  6. Kingdon & Hoffman (2013:354) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/27643)
  7. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #41621) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  8. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #41621) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  9. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1006069) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  10. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/41621/45208886) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Mungos mungo mungo

Coetzee, 1971

Family

Herpestidae

Root name

mungo

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

30

Authority publication

Washington

Name usages

  1. Coetzee (1971:30) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67173)
  2. Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)

Mungos mungo somalicus

Coetzee, 1971

Family

Herpestidae

Root name

somalicus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

30

Authority publication

Washington

Name usages

  1. Coetzee (1971:30) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67173)
  2. Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)

Mungos mungo taenionotus

Coetzee, 1971

Family

Herpestidae

Root name

taenionotus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

30

Authority publication

Washington

Name usages

  1. Coetzee (1971:30) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67173)
  2. Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)

Mungos mungo talboti

Coetzee, 1971

Family

Herpestidae

Root name

talboti

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

30

Authority publication

Washington

Name usages

  1. Coetzee (1971:30) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67173)
  2. Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)

Mungos mungo zebra

Coetzee, 1971

Family

Herpestidae

Root name

zebra

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

30

Authority publication

Washington

Name usages

  1. Coetzee (1971:30) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67173)
  2. Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)

Mungos mungo zebroides

Coetzee, 1971

Family

Herpestidae

Root name

zebroides

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

30

Authority publication

Washington

Name usages

  1. Coetzee (1971:30) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67173)
  2. Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)

Mungos mungo caurinus

Wozencraft, 2005

Family

Herpestidae

Root name

caurinus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)

Mungos mungo marcrurus

Wozencraft, 2005

Family

Herpestidae

Root name

marcrurus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

571

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

Wozencraft (2005:571) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)

Mungos mungo senescens

Wozencraft, 2005

Family

Herpestidae

Root name

senescens

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)

Mungos fasciatus

E. Blyth, 1863

Family

Herpestidae

Root name

fasciatus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

50

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/47534678

Authority publication

Calcutta

Name usages

Blyth (1863:50, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/47534678) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/37155)

Viverra mungo

(J. F. Gmelin, 1788)

Family

Herpestidae

Root name

mungo

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

84

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25751304

Authority publication

Leipzig

Herpestes fasciatus

(A. G. Desmarest, 1823)

Family

Herpestidae

Root name

fasciatus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_novum

Authority page

58

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25298735

Authority publication

Strasbourg

Name usages

  1. Cuvier (1842:3, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/44518526) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/60227)
  2. Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)

Herpestes Mongos

(W. Ogilby, 1835)

Family

Herpestidae

Root name

mongos

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

101

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30568610

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

Herpestes Gothneh

(von Heuglin & Fitzinger, 1866)

Family

Herpestidae

Root name

gothneh

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_nudum

Authority page

560

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6447071

Authority publication

Sitzungsberichte der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften

Name usages

Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)

Herpestes leucostethicus

(von Heuglin & Fitzinger, 1866)

Family

Herpestidae

Root name

leucostethicus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

561

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6447072

Authority publication

Sitzungsberichte der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften

Name usages

Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)

Crossarchus fasciatus macrosus

(Lydekker, 1909)

Family

Herpestidae

Root name

macrosus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

61

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/51581834

Authority publication

Zoological Record

Name usages

Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)

Mungos mungo damarensis

Zukowsky, 1956

Family

Herpestidae

Root name

damarensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

113-114

Authority publication

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