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References

• Hinton, H., A. Dunn. 1967. Mongooses: Their natural history and behavior. London: Oliver & Boyd.
• Macdonald, D. 1984. The Encyclopedia of Mammals. New York, NY: Facts on File, Inc..
• Maddock, A., M. Perrin. 1993. Spatial and temporal ecology of an assemblage of viverrids in Natal, South Africa. Journal of Zoology (London), 229(2): 277-287.
• Nowak, R. 1997. "Walker's Mammals of the World Online" (On-line). Accessed November 10, 1999 at http://www.press.jhu.edu/books/walkers_mammals_of_the_world/carnivora/carnivora.viverridae.herpestes.html.
• Parker, S. 1990. Grzimek's Encyclopedia of Mammals. New York, NY: McGraw-Hill.
• Richard Weigl (2005) Longevity of Mammals in Captivity; from the Living Collections of the World. Kleine Senckenberg-Reihe 48: Stuttgart.
• Schreiber, A., R. Wirth, M. Riffel, H. Van Rompaey. 1989. Weasels, Civets, Mongooses and Their Relatives: An Action Plan for the Conservation of Mustelids and Viverrids. Gland, Switzerland: IUCN.
• Smithers, R. 1983. The Mammals of the Southern African Subregion. Pretoria, Republic of South Africa: University of Pretoria.
• Taylor, M. 1975. Herpestes sanguineus. Mammalian Species, 65: 1-5.
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• Type: Allen, C. M. 1939. Bull. Mus. Comp. Zool. 83: 221.
• Wilson, Don E., and DeeAnn M. Reeder, eds. 1993. Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, 2nd ed., 3rd printing. xviii + 1207
• Wilson, Don E., and DeeAnn M. Reeder, eds. 2005. Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, 3rd ed., vols. 1 & 2. 2142
• Wilson, Don E., and F. Russell Cole. 2000. Common Names of Mammals of the World. xiv + 204