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
