Mongoose
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mongoose-178-18438045
title:
Mongoose
text:
A mongoose is a small terrestrial carnivorous mammal belonging to the family Herpestidae. This family has two subfamilies, the Herpestinae and the Mungotinae. The Herpestinae comprises 23 living species that are native to southern Europe, Africa and Asia, whereas the Mungotinae comprises 11 species native to Africa.
The Herpestidae originated about 21.8 ± 3.6 million years ago in the Early Miocene and genetically diverged into two main genetic lineages between 19.1 and 18.5 ± 3.5 million years a
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
Family of mammals in Africa and Asia
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mongoose
date created:
2003-04-17T03:47:24Z
date modified:
2024-09-04T21:17:22Z
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13
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