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| status = LC
| status = LC
| status_system = IUCN3.1
| status_system = IUCN3.1
| status_ref = <ref name=iucn>{{Cite iucn |title=''Herpestes edwardsii'' |name-list-style=amp |date=2016 |author=Mudappa, D. |author2=Choudhury, A. |page=e.T41611A45206787}}</ref>
| status_ref = <ref name=iucn>{{Cite iucn |title=''Herpestes edwardsii'' |name-list-style=amp |date=2016 |author=Mudappa, D. |author2=Choudhury, A. |page=e.T41611A45206787 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T41611A45206787.en |access-date=17 February 2022}}</ref>
| genus = Urva
| genus = Urva
| species = edwardsii
| species = edwardsii
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| range_map = Indian Gray Mongoose area.png
| range_map = Indian Gray Mongoose area.png
| range_map_caption = Indian grey mongoose range
| range_map_caption = Indian grey mongoose range
| synonyms = ''Ichneumon edwardsii''</br>
| synonyms = ''Ichneumon edwardsii''<br />
''Herpestes edwardsii''
''Herpestes edwardsii''
}}
}}


The '''Indian grey mongoose''' (''Urva edwardsii'') is a [[mongoose]] [[species]] native to the [[Indian subcontinent]] and [[West Asia]]. It is listed as [[Least Concern]] on the [[IUCN Red List]].<ref name=iucn/> The grey mongoose inhabits open forests, [[scrubland]]s and cultivated fields, often close to human habitation. It lives in [[burrow]]s, hedgerows and thickets, among groves of trees, and takes shelter under rocks or bushes and even in drains. It is very bold and inquisitive but wary, seldom venturing far from cover. It climbs very well. Usually found singly or in pairs. It preys on [[rodents]], [[snakes]], birds’ eggs and hatchlings, [[lizards]] and variety of [[invertebrates]]. Along the [[Chambal River]] it occasionally feeds on [[gharial]] eggs. It breeds throughout the year.
The '''Indian grey mongoose''' (''Urva edwardsii'') is a [[mongoose]] [[species]] native to the [[Indian subcontinent]] and [[West Asia]]. It is listed as [[Least Concern]] on the [[IUCN Red List]].<ref name=iucn/> The grey mongoose inhabits open forests, [[scrubland]]s and cultivated fields, often close to human habitation. It lives in [[burrow]]s, hedgerows and thickets, among groves of trees, and takes shelter under rocks or bushes and even in drains. It is very bold and inquisitive but wary, seldom venturing far from cover. It climbs very well. Usually found singly or in pairs. It preys on [[rodents]], [[snakes]], birds’ eggs and hatchlings, [[lizards]], and a variety of [[invertebrates]]. Along the [[Chambal River]] it occasionally feeds on [[gharial]] eggs. It breeds throughout the year.


==Characteristics==
==Characteristics==
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The species is protected in India, but an illegal trade in hair for the purposes of making of paint brushes and shaving brushes continues, and this is one of its most significant threats.<ref name=iucn/><ref>{{cite news |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |title= Mongoose hair brushes worth over Rs 35 lakh seized|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kolkata/mongoose-hair-brushes-worth-over-rs-35l-seized/articleshow/60181473.cms |work=[[The Times of India]] |location=Kolkata |date=23 August 2017 |access-date=14 September 2017 }}</ref> About 3000 mongoose were killed to produce 155&nbsp;kg. of raw mongoose hair, which were seized by Uttar Pradesh Forest Department and Wildlife Crime Control Bureau (WCCB) in 2018.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://m.hindustantimes.com/india-news/preying-on-mongoose-every-year-50-000-animals-are-killed-for-making-brushes/story-TOlUc20sWeYfkHrKeFYBxN.html |title=Preying on mongoose: Every year, 50,000 animals are killed for making brushes &#124; india news &#124; Hindustan Times |publisher=M.hindustantimes.com |date=2016-04-22 |access-date=2019-02-13}}</ref>
The species is protected in India, but an illegal trade in hair for the purposes of making of paint brushes and shaving brushes continues, and this is one of its most significant threats.<ref name=iucn/><ref>{{cite news |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |title= Mongoose hair brushes worth over Rs 35 lakh seized|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kolkata/mongoose-hair-brushes-worth-over-rs-35l-seized/articleshow/60181473.cms |work=[[The Times of India]] |location=Kolkata |date=23 August 2017 |access-date=14 September 2017 }}</ref> About 3000 mongoose were killed to produce 155&nbsp;kg. of raw mongoose hair, which were seized by Uttar Pradesh Forest Department and Wildlife Crime Control Bureau (WCCB) in 2018.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://m.hindustantimes.com/india-news/preying-on-mongoose-every-year-50-000-animals-are-killed-for-making-brushes/story-TOlUc20sWeYfkHrKeFYBxN.html |title=Preying on mongoose: Every year, 50,000 animals are killed for making brushes &#124; india news &#124; Hindustan Times |publisher=M.hindustantimes.com |date=2016-04-22 |access-date=2019-02-13}}</ref>


It is called ''Nevlaa'' in North Indian languages (Hindi/Punjabi), {{lang|hi|muṅgūs}} or {{lang|hi|maṅgūs}} in classical [[Hindi]];<ref>{{cite book |author=Platts, J.T. |year=1884 |title=A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English |location=London |publisher=W. H. Allen & Co. |page=1081 |chapter=منگوس मुंगूस muṅgūs, or मंगूस maṅgūs. The Mongoose, or ichneumon, Viverra ichneumon |chapter-url=https://dsal.uchicago.edu/cgi-bin/app/platts_query.py?page=1081}}</ref>
== Names ==
{{lang|mr-Latn|muṅgūsa}} in [[Marathi language|Marathi]];<ref>{{cite book |author=Molesworth, J. T. |year=1857 |title=A dictionary, Marathi and English |edition=Second, revised and enlarged |location=Bombay |publisher=Printed for Government at the Bombay Education Society's Press |page=384 |chapter=मुंगूस muṅgūsa, Bengal Mungoose, Viverra Ichneumon, or Herpesteus Griseus |chapter-url=https://dsalsrv04.uchicago.edu/cgi-bin/app/molesworth_query.py?page=384}}</ref>
It is called ''Nevlaa'' in North Indian languages (Hindi/Punjabi), {{lang|hi|muṅgūs}} or {{lang|hi|maṅgūs}} in classical [[Hindi]];<ref>{{cite book |author=Platts, J.T. |year=1884 |title=A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English |location=London |publisher=W. H. Allen & Co. |page=1081 |chapter=منگوس मुंगूस muṅgūs, or मंगूस maṅgūs. The Mongoose, or ichneumon, Viverra ichneumon |chapter-url=https://dsal.uchicago.edu/cgi-bin/app/platts_query.py?page=1081}}</ref> {{lang|mr-Latn|muṅgūsa}} in [[Marathi language|Marathi]];<ref>{{cite book |author=Molesworth, J. T. |year=1857 |title=A dictionary, Marathi and English |edition=Second, revised and enlarged |location=Bombay |publisher=Printed for Government at the Bombay Education Society's Press |page=384 |chapter=मुंगूस muṅgūsa, Bengal Mungoose, Viverra Ichneumon, or Herpesteus Griseus |chapter-url=https://dsalsrv04.uchicago.edu/cgi-bin/app/molesworth_query.py?page=384}}</ref>
{{lang|te|mungi}} in [[Telugu language|Telugu]];<ref>{{cite book |author=Brown, C.P. |year=1903 |title=A Telugu-English dictionary |edition=New, thoroughly revised and brought up to date second |location=Madras |publisher=Promoting Christian Knowledge |page=997 |chapter=ముంగి or ముంగిస mungi. The ichneumon or mongoose, a kind of weasel. Viverra ichneumon |chapter-url=https://dsal.uchicago.edu/cgi-bin/app/brown_query.py?page=997}}</ref>
{{lang|te|mungi}} in [[Telugu language|Telugu]];<ref>{{cite book |author=Brown, C.P. |year=1903 |title=A Telugu-English dictionary |edition=New, thoroughly revised and brought up to date second |location=Madras |publisher=Promoting Christian Knowledge |page=997 |chapter=ముంగి or ముంగిస mungi. The ichneumon or mongoose, a kind of weasel. Viverra ichneumon |chapter-url=https://dsal.uchicago.edu/cgi-bin/app/brown_query.py?page=997}}</ref>
{{lang|kn|mungi}}, {{lang|kn|mungisi}} and {{lang|kn|munguli}} in [[Kannada]].<ref>{{cite book |author1=Reeve, W. |name-list-style=amp |author2=Sanderson, D. |year=1858 |title=A dictionary, Canarese and English |chapter=ಮುಂಗಿ, ಮುಂಗಿಸಿ, ಮುಂಗುಲಿ |publisher=Wesleyan Mission Press |location=Bangalore |edition=Revised, corrected and enlarged |page=787 |chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=NycOAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA787}}</ref>
{{lang|kn|mungi}}, {{lang|kn|mungisi}} and {{lang|kn|munguli}} in [[Kannada]].<ref>{{cite book |author1=Reeve, W. |name-list-style=amp |author2=Sanderson, D. |year=1858 |title=A dictionary, Canarese and English |chapter=ಮುಂಗಿ, ಮುಂಗಿಸಿ, ಮುಂಗುಲಿ |publisher=Wesleyan Mission Press |location=Bangalore |edition=Revised, corrected and enlarged |page=787 |chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=NycOAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA787}}</ref> In [[Nepali language|Nepali]] it is known as ''nyauri'' or ''nyaurimusa'' ({{Lang-ne|न्यौरी/ नयाउरीमुसो}}) and ''nawacha'' ({{Lang-new|नवःचा}}) in [[Newar language|Nepal Bhasa]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=www.wisdomlib.org|date=2020-03-13|title=Mongoose (nyauri musa) [IMM - Flora and Fauna]|url=https://www.wisdomlib.org/gallery/imm-flora-and-fauna/257|access-date=2021-10-10|website=www.wisdomlib.org|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal|title=The Status of Nepal’s Mammals: The National Red List Series|url=https://ntnc.org.np/sites/default/files/doc_publication/2018-11/The%20Status%20of%20Nepal%27s%20Mammals%20-%20Red%20List.pdf|journal=[[IUCN]]|pages=92|isbn=978-0-900881-60-2}}</ref>


== In popular culture ==
"[[Rikki-Tikki-Tavi]]" is a short story by [[Rudyard Kipling]] about the adventures of a valiant young Indian grey mongoose.<ref>{{cite book |author=Kipling, R. |year=1894 |title=The Jungle Books |chapter=Rikki-Tikki-Tavi |chapter-url=https://www.cs.cmu.edu/~mongoose/rtt.html |publisher=Macmillan |place=London}}</ref>
== Gallery ==
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File:Indian Mongoose (Herpestes edwardsii)- is it- at Hyderabad, AP W 106.jpg|Grey mongoose photographed in [[Hyderabad, India]].  
File:Indian Mongoose (Herpestes edwardsii)- is it- at Hyderabad, AP W 106.jpg|Grey mongoose photographed in [[Hyderabad, India]].  
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== In popular culture ==
"[[Rikki-Tikki-Tavi]]" is an 1894 short story by [[Rudyard Kipling]] about the adventures of a valiant young Indian grey mongoose.
"Nikki" is a pen-portrait of her pet mongoose by Hindi poet Mahadevi Varma, which appears in her 1971 book, Mera Parivar (My Family). The book is a collection of portraits of her animal companions.


== References ==
== References ==
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{{Taxonbar|from=Q613760}}
[[Category:Urva]]
 
[[Category:Urva (genus)]]
[[Category:Mammals of India|Mongoose, Indian Grey]]
[[Category:Mammals of India|Mongoose, Indian Grey]]
[[Category:Mammals of Nepal|Mongoose, Indian Grey]]
[[Category:Mammals of Nepal|Mongoose, Indian Grey]]
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[[Category:Mammals of Sri Lanka|Mongoose, Indian Grey]]
[[Category:Mammals of Sri Lanka|Mongoose, Indian Grey]]
[[Category:Mammals described in 1818]]
[[Category:Mammals described in 1818]]
[[Category:Taxobox binomials not recognized by IUCN]] <!-- Urva edwardsii -->
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