AnAge entry for Herpestes ichneumon

Classification (HAGRID: 02149)

Taxonomy: Kingdom: Animalia
    Phylum: Chordata
        Class: Mammalia (Taxon entry)
            Order: Carnivora
                Family: Herpestidae
                    Genus: Herpestes
Species: Herpestes ichneumon
Common name: Egyptian mongoose

Maximum longevity: Not yet established
Observations: In the wild, these animals may live up to 12 years [0542]. There are reports of one captive animal living over 20 years [0434], which is dubious as no other captive animal lived more than 12.8 years [0671]. Further studies are necessary to establish the maximum longevity of this species.

No information on metabolism is available.

[0978] Jones et al. (2009), PanTHERIA: a species-level database of life history, ecology, and geography of extant and recently extinct mammals
[0671] Richard Weigl (2005), Longevity of Mammals in Captivity; from the Living Collections of the World
[0610] Ernest (2003), Life history characteristics of placental non-volant mammals
[0434] Ronald Nowak (1999), Walker's Mammals of the World
[0455] Virginia Hayssen et al. (1993), Asdell's Patterns of Mammalian Reproduction: A Compendium of Species-Specific Data
[0542] Bernhard Grzimek (1990), Grzimek's Encyclopedia of Mammals