Presence
| Presence status | Incorrectly reported (3b) |
| Natural distribution | Asia |
| Notes on presence status | Introduced to St. Martin in 1888 to control rat populations. At the time believed to be Herpestes javanicus, but see Bennett et al. (2011) for correct identification. Note that Husson (1960) reported this species under the name Herpestes auropunctatus. |
Publication
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Bennett, C.E., Wilson, B.S. & DeSalle, R. 2011. DNA barcoding of an invasive mammal species, the small Indian mongoose (Herpestes javanicus; E. Geoffroy Saint-Hillaire 1818) in the Caribbean and Hawaiian Islands. Mitochondrial DNA Part A 22: 12-18. [link]