The first photographic evidence of Ruddy Mongoose Herpestes smithii Gray, 1837 (Mammalia: Carnivora: Herpestidae) in Katerniaghat Wildlife Sanctuary, Uttar Pradesh, India

Authors

  • Javed Anver Wildlife Institute of India, Post Box #18, Chandrabani, Dehradun, Uttarakhand 248001, India. https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7525-1291
  • Vipul Maurya Wildlife Institute of India, Post Box #18, Chandrabani, Dehradun, Uttarakhand 248001, India.
  • Sanjay Kumar Pathak Dudhwa Tiger Reserve, Kachari Road, Lakhimpur, Uttar Pradesh 262701, India.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.11609/jott.8358.15.9.23914-23916

Keywords:

Distribution, new record, small mammal, Terai region

Abstract

The Ruddy Mongoose Herpestes smithii was recorded for the first time in Katerniaghat Wildlife Sanctuary, Uttar Pradesh. This would increase the known range of the Ruddy Mongoose from India and is the first photographic evidence from Katerniaghat Wildlife Sanctuary. The record of Ruddy Mongoose would contribute to the list of mammals of Uttar Pradesh.

Author Biography

Sanjay Kumar Pathak, Dudhwa Tiger Reserve, Kachari Road, Lakhimpur, Uttar Pradesh 262701, India.

Dudhwa Tiger Reserve, Uttar Pradesh- India

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26-09-2023

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Vol. 15 No. 9 (2023)

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