Organisms

Herpestidae

The family of agile, keen-sighted mongooses of Asia and Africa that feed on RODENTS and SNAKES.

National Library of MedicineMedical Subject Headings2026

Structured Summary

Abstract

The family of agile, keen-sighted mongooses of Asia and Africa that feed on RODENTS and SNAKES.

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Synonyms

14 entry terms
  • Mongooses
  • Mongoose
  • Crossarchus
  • Cusimanses
  • Dwarf Mongooses
  • Helogale
  • Herpestes
  • Liberian Mongoose
  • Liberiictis
  • Mungos
  • Dwarf Mongoose
  • Mongoose, Dwarf
  • Mongoose, Liberian
  • Mongooses, Dwarf

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Aspects Covered

18 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings abnormalities, anatomy & histology, blood, cerebrospinal fluid, classification, embryology, genetics, growth & development, immunology, injuries, metabolism, microbiology, parasitology, physiology, psychology, surgery, urine, virology.

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Indexing Annotation

note entry terms: MONGOOSE, RING-TAILED; MONGOOSE, BROWN-TAILED; and MALAGASY MONGOOSE see EUPLERIDAE are also available

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History Note

2005 (1975)

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  1. B01w.050w.150w.900w.649w.313w.750w.377w.875w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Herpestidae. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D008988. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D008988
  2. Herpestidae. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mongoose
  3. Herpestidae. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q80479