Presence
| Recorded on | Sint Maarten |
| Presence status | Introduced (2) - Sint Maarten |
| Notes on presence status | Introduced to St. Martin in 1888 to control rat populations. At the time, believed to be Urva {[Herpestes] javanica, but see Bennett et al. 2011). Husson (1960) reported this species under the name Herpestes auropunctatus. |
Publications
- 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]
- Burg, M.P. van den, Proosdij, A.S.J. van, Balborda, T.M., Boeken, M., Buurt, G. van, Freitas, J. de, Houtepen, E., Leeuwen, S.J. van, Mitchell, A., Waart, S. de & Debrot, A.O. 2025. Invasive Species: Major Threat to Caribbean Netherlands Biodiversity. In: Debrot et al. 2025. State of Nature Report for the Caribbean Netherlands 2024. C001/25: 337-351. Wageningen University and Research.
- Buurt, G. van & Debrot, A.O. 2012. Exotic and invasive terrestrial and freshwater animal species in the Dutch Caribbean. 1-37. IMARES, Wageningen.
- Husson, A.M. 1960. De Zoogdieren van de Nederlandse Antillen. 170. Natuurwetenschappelijke Werkgroep Nederlandse Antillen, Curaçao.
- Yokoyama, M. 2013. The Incomplete guide to the wildlife of Saint Martin. Revised and expanded second edition. 131. sxm wildlife.