New Locality record of Crab-eating Mongoose (Herpestes urva Hodgson, 1836) from Parbat district of Nepal.

  • Badri Baral Nature Conservation Initiative Nepal(NCI-Nepal)
  • Arjun Bhusal Green Governance Nepal, Kathmandu, Nepal
  • Aavas Pradhan Teka Samuha Nepal,
  • Santosh Poudel Tribhuvan University, Institute of Forestry, School of Forestry and NRM, Kirtipur, Kathmandu, Nepal
  • Sumana Chhetri Tribhuvan University, Institute of Forestry, School of Forestry and NRM, Kirtipur, Kathmandu, Nepal and Teka Samuha Nepal, Kathmandu, Nepal
  • Mandip Pangeni Tribhuvan University, Institute of Forestry, School of Forestry and NRM, Kirtipur, Kathmandu, Nepal and Teka Samuha Nepal, Kathmandu, Nepal
  • Bhuwan Singh Bist Teka Samuha Nepal
DOI: https://doi.org/10.3126/njz.v6i1.46752
Keywords: Crab eating Mongoose, Parbat, Small carnivore, Distribution, habitat

Abstract

Crab-eating mongoose Herpestes urva is one of the least studied small mammal species of Nepal with very few confirmed locality records. This paper presents the new location of crab-eating mongoose from agricultural land adjacent to the Schima-Castanopsis-dominated forest habitat of Parbat District in Gandaki Province, Nepal. Three individuals of crab-eating mongoose were sighted and photographed at an altitude of 1,515 m on swampy agricultural land at the edge of a fragmented forest patch of Schima-Castanopsis-dominated forest in Arthar Village of Kushma Municipality.

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Published
2022-07-16
How to Cite
Baral, B., Bhusal, A., Pradhan, A., Poudel, S., Chhetri, S., Pangeni , M., & Bist, B. S. (2022). New Locality record of Crab-eating Mongoose (Herpestes urva Hodgson, 1836) from Parbat district of Nepal. Nepalese Journal of Zoology , 6(1), 48-52. https://doi.org/10.3126/njz.v6i1.46752
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Vol 6 No 1: Nepalese Journal of Zoology
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Short Communications

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