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ichneumon

J.M.Garg, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

IMAGE INFORMATION

Indian Ichneumon

Object Status:

Unlocated

Accession Date:

By 1806

Primary Source Reference:

"Walk through the Phil[adelphi]a Museum" (1805-1806), p. 22

Additional Source Text:

"Excellent for catching Rats & mice, and therefore a valuable animal in our Ships."

Notes:

The Indian grey mongoose (Urva edwardsii) is a mongoose species native to the Indian subcontinent and West Asia.

Specimen Type:

Dead/preserved

Peale's Common Name:

Indian ichneumon

Peale's Scientific Name:

Mungo

Current Common Name:

Indian grey mongoose

Current Scientific Name

Urva edwardsii