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What animals are in the herpestidae family?
The herpestidae family contain animals more commonly known as Mongooses.
What family do the meercats belong to?
half cat half herpestidae family
Is a mongoose a weasel?
No, Mongooses do not belong to the Mustelidae (weasel) family. They have their own family called Herpestidae, and both families belong to the order Carnivora.
What is the common name for a mongoose?
This could be a very long answer because there are 14 genera and 33 different species of Mongooses. All of them are under the family Herpestidae. A well-known Mongoose is the meerkat so I will give you that name. It is Suricata suricatta
True or false Mongooses are members of the weasel family?
FALSE!!!!! Mongooses belong in the Herpestidae family and weasels belong in the Mustelidae.
If the critters on Meerkat Manor were to hold a family reunion which fellow members of Herpestidae would be likely to show up?
Mongoose
Is both the ferret and mongoose in the Mephitidae species?
The mongoose is of the family Herpestidae and the ferret belongs to the weasel genus of the family Mustelidae. The skunk is in the family of the Mephitadae.
What is a Mongoose a breed of?
The mongoose is a member of the family of small feliform carnivorous mammals called Herpestidae, all of which are native to Southern Eurasia and mainland Africa.
What do Ferret look like?
Ferrets are small weasels with an elongated body like the mongoose or the meerkat, although the latter two are family Herpestidae while weasels are in the family Mustidae.
Is the Meercat on the cat or dog side of the family?
Meerkats are said to have evolved from mongooses. A Mongoose is a member of the family Herpestidae, a family of small cat-like carnivores. So the meerkat is more a cat than a dog.
Is a ferret and mongoose in the Mephitidae family?
According to Wikipedia - the Ferret is classified in the family 'Mustelidae' and the Mongoose is in the 'Herpestidae' family. Skunks were previously classified within the Family Mustelidae until 1997 when J. Dragoo, et al, determined that Skunks do not have the same DNA as ferrets. Skunks and Stink Badgers were both re-classified as Mephitidae at that time.
What is a group of hyenas called?
AnswerA group of Hyena's are a clan or otherwise known as a cackle, which is a large group of relatives, friends, or associates. In this case the obvious relative is well actually the hyena are a family of their own, the Hyaenidae. They're more closely related to cats than dogs, but their closest relatives are the Herpestidae, mongooses, Meerkats and such. There are also four species of hyenas: the spotted, striped and brown hyenas and the aardwolf. The aardwolf eats only termites. The striped and brown hyenas scavenge more than the spotted hyena, and look different as well.
