Mammalia - Carnivora - Herpestidae
Synonyms: Herpestes ellioti Blyth 1851, Herpestes rubiginosus Kelaart 1852, Herpestes torquatus Jerdon 1867
Belongs to Herpestes according to O. Thomas 1923
See also Mivart 1882
Sister taxa: Herpestes abdelalii, Herpestes auropunctatus, Herpestes brachyurus, Herpestes edwardsii, Herpestes fuscus, Herpestes gracilis, Herpestes ichneumon, Herpestes javanicus, Herpestes naso, Herpestes rubrifons, Herpestes sanguineus, Herpestes semitorquatus, Herpestes urva, Herpestes vitticollis
Subtaxa: Herpestes smithii canens Herpestes smithii jerdoni Herpestes smithii rusanus Herpestes smithii smithii Herpestes smithii zeylanius
Ecology: ground dwelling insectivore-carnivore
Distribution: there are no occurrences of Herpestes smithii in the database
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