Herpestes
Translingual
editEtymology
editFrom New Latin, from Ancient Greek ἑρπηστής (herpēstḗs, “creeping”).
Proper noun
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- A taxonomic genus within the family Herpestidae – African mongooses.
Hypernyms
edit- (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Tetrapoda – superclass; Mammalia – class; Theria – supercohort; Eutheria – infraclass; Carnivora – order; Feliformia - suborder; Herpestidae - family; Herpestinae - subfamily
Hyponyms
edit- (genus): Herpestes ichneumon - type species; Herpestes sanguineus (common slender mongoose), Herpestes pulverulentus (Cape gray mongoose), Herpestes ochraceus (Somalian slender mongoose), Herpestes flavescens (Angolan slender mongoose) - other accepted extant species
See also
editFurther reading
edit- Herpestes on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Herpestes on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Herpestes on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons