Short-tailed mongoose explained

The short-tailed mongoose (Urva brachyura) is a mongoose species native to Peninsular Malaysia, Sumatra and Borneo. It inhabits evergreen forest and rural gardens from sea level to an elevation of 1500m (4,900feet). It is listed as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List since 2008.

It was first described by John Edward Gray in 1837.^[1]

It is red-brown to black and has black limbs. The head is grayish with a black spot on the chin. Its total body length is NaNcm (-2,147,483,648inches) including a 25cm (10inches) short tail. It weighs about 1.4kg (03.1lb).

Subspecies

• U. b. brachyura
• U. b. hosei ^[2]
• U. b. javanensis
• U. b. palawanus
• U. b. parvus
• U. b. sumatrius

Notes and References

1. Gray, J. E. . 1837 . Description of some or little known Mammalia, principally in the British Museum Collection . The Magazine of Natural History and Journal of Zoology, Botany, Mineralogy, Geology and Meteorology . I . November . 577–587 .
2. Francis, C.M. & Payne, J. (1985). A field guide to the mammals of Borneo. Malaysia: Sabah Society