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{{short description|Species of mongoose from South Asia}}
{{speciesbox
| name = Stripe-necked mongoose
| status = LC
| status_system = IUCN3.1
| status_ref = <ref name=iucn>{{cite iucn |title=''Herpestes vitticollis'' |author=Muddapa, D. |author2=Choudhury, A. |author3=Punjabi, G. A. |year=2016 |page=e.T41619A45208503}}</ref>
| image = 2007-stripe-necked-mongoose.jpg
| image_caption = Adult in [[Nagarhole National Park]]
| genus = Urva
| species = vitticolla
| authority = ([[Edward Turner Bennett|Bennett]], 1835)
| range_map = Stripe-necked Mongoose area.png
| range_map_caption = Stripe-necked mongoose range
| synonyms = ''Herpestes vitticollis''
}}

The '''stripe-necked mongoose''' (''Urva vitticolla'') is a [[mongoose]] [[species]] native to forests and shrublands from [[southern India]] to [[Sri Lanka]].<ref name=iucn/>

== Characteristics ==
[[File:Stripe-necked Mongoose Herpestes vitticollis.jpg|thumb|A pair of stripe-necked mongooses in [[Anamalai Hills]]]]
It is rusty brown to grizzled grey, has a stout body and short legs, a black stripe that runs laterally on both sides of its neck. Its short tail is mostly black, but grey at the base. Head to body length is 46-50 cm with tail length of 32 cm. Males are larger and heavier than females with the weight of 3.1 kg. Females weigh about 1.7 kg.<ref name=MSL>{{cite book|author=Yapa, A.|author2=Ratnavira, G.|year=2013|title= Mammals of Sri Lanka |publisher=Field Ornithology Group of Sri Lanka |location= Colombo |pages= 1012|isbn= 978-955-8576-32-8}}</ref>

== Distribution and habitat ==
[[File:Stripe-necked_mongoose.jpg|thumb|Stripe-necked mongoose in Nagarhole National Park]]
The stripe-necked mongoose is distributed in the [[Western Ghats]] and in Sri Lanka.<ref name=iucn/>
In 1911, one individual was observed in southern [[Andhra Pradesh]].<ref>{{cite journal |author=Allen, P. R. |year=1911 |title=Mungooses in the Eastern Ghats |journal=Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society |volume=21 |issue=1 |pages=237–238 |url=https://archive.org/details/journalofbombayn21121912bomb/page/237}}</ref>

== Behaviour and ecology ==
[[File:Stripe_Necked_Magoose.jpg|thumb|Stripe-necked mongoose seen in [[Bandipur National Park]]]]
It is diurnal and feeds on frogs, crabs, mouse deer, black naped hares, rodents, fowl, and reptiles. It generally avoids human habitation. They usually inhabit in riparian habitats or near abandoned tanks. In Sri Lanka, they are sparsely found within protected ranges such as national parks and sanctuaries. However, populations are commonly found over 2000 m altitude. Even though reproduction habits are unclear, pups have been noticed in mid-May.<ref name=MSL />

==Taxonomy==
There are two subspecies. ''U. vitticolla vitticolla'' is from the provinces of Western Ghats, Coorg and Kerala, and has more of a reddish tint to its fur. The other, ''U. vitticolla inornata'', is found in the Kanara province, and lacks a reddish tint to its fur.<ref>{{cite journal |author1=Balaji, K. |author2=Satyanarayana, J. E. |year=2016 |title=The first record of Stripe-necked Mongoose ''Herpestes vitticollis'' Bennett, 1835 (Mammalia: Carnivora: Herpestidae) from the Eastern Ghats of Andhra Pradesh, India |journal=Journal of Threatened Taxa |volume=8 |issue=14 |pages=9684–9686 |doi=10.11609/jott.3123.8.14.9684-9686 |doi-access=free }}</ref>

==See also==
* [[Indian grey mongoose]]
* [[Ruddy mongoose]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}
*Pocock, R.I. (1941). The fauna of British India, including Ceylon and Burma. Mammalia, 2nd Edition, 2. Taylor & Francis, London, U.K.
* Prater, S. H. (1971). The Book of Indian Animals – 3rd Edition.Bombay Natural History Society. Oxford University Press, Bombay, 324pp.
* Corbet, G.B. & J.E. Hill (1992). Mammals of the Indo-Malayan Region: A Systematic Review. Oxford University Press, Oxford, UK.
* Van Rompaey, H. & Jayakumar, M. N. (2003). The Stripe-necked Mongoose, ''Herpestes vitticollis''. Small Carnivore Conservation 28: 14–17.
* Mudappa, D. (2013). Herpestids, viverrids and mustelids, pp. 471–498. In: Johnsingh, A.J.T. & N. Manjrekar (eds.). Mammals of South Asia -1. Universities Press, Hyderabad, India.
* Menon, V. (2014). Indian Mammals - A Field Guide. Hachette India, Gurgaon, India, 528pp.
* Sreehari, R. & P.O. Nameer (2016). Small carnivores of Parambikulam Tiger Reserve, southern Western Ghats, India. Journal of Threatened Taxa 8(11): 9306–9315; https://dx.doi.org/10.11609/jott.2311.8.11.9306-9315
* Nayak, A.K., M.V. Nair & P.P. Mohapatra (2014). Stripe-necked Mongoose ''Herpestes vitticollis'' in Odisha, eastern India: A biogeographically significant record. Small Carnivore Conservation 51: 71–73.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:mongoose, stripe-necked}}
[[Category:Urva (genus)|stripe-necked mongoose]]
[[Category:Mammals of India]]
[[Category:Mammals of Sri Lanka]]
[[Category:Fauna of South India]]
[[Category:Mammals described in 1835|stripe-necked mongoose]]
[[Category:Taxobox binomials not recognized by IUCN]]

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