Herpestes javanicus (Saint-Hilaire, 1818)

Cook-Price, Dawn R., Petko, Olga N., Makchai, Sunchai, Artchawakom, Taksin & Suwanwaree, Pongthep, 2025, Mammal diversity survey of Ko Pha-ngan in Surat Thani Province, Thailand, ZooKeys 1229, pp. 77-102 : 77-102

Herpestes javanicus (Saint-Hilaire, 1818)

Fig. 7 B Javan mongoose

Notes.

This species was detected on camera traps on five different occasions (Table 2) in two different areas of national park forest transects (Fig. 6 ). Diurnally (daytime) actively foraging for mainly insects; however, also known to eat snakes, frogs, small mammals, and birds ( Wilson and Mittermeier 2009).

Figures

Figure 6. Detection for each species by habitat (green = NPF, blue = HDF, and yellow = HS).

Figure 7. A Civet with prey item in national park forest habitat B Mongoose near trap site in national park forest habitat.