STATUS
IUCN : LRIc
CAMP : LRIc
CITES : Appendices II
Schedule : Il (Part II)
Population : Common
Activity : Diurnal
Social Group : Solitary or in pairs
👉Local name : Noliyo, Nevla
👉Physical measurements & life cycle :👇
Length : 69 - 80 cm (Tail : 35 - 40 cm)
Weight : 0.8 - 1.5 kg
Gestation : 2 months
Litter size : 10 - 15 years
Breeding : There is no definite breeding season
👉Description : This is a yellowish grey mongoose that is commonest for all areas. Due to light/ dark rings on hairs, this animal has got grizzled appearance. Its tail is tipped with white or yellowish-red.
👉Food : Omnivorous. Consumes rats, snakes, frogs, eggs of birds, fruits, roots etc.
👉Distribution : It is distributed over all parts of Gujarat.
👉Habitat : Open forest, grassland and thorny forests. It can be seen in agriculture land, near human population.
👉Behaviour : This mongoose is more diurnal than crepuscular. It can be seen singly or in pairs. It takes shelter under rocks, in hedges, under bushes or in burrows dug by itself. As it predates upon snakes, there are many folklores about mongoose-snake fights.
👉Signs of presence : Killing of poultry birds in villages at night, pugmarks.
👉There are three races of this mongoose. Mongooses are not completely free from the deadly effects of snake venom. However, they (as also pigs and hedge hogs) are certainly less affected by the snake venom as compared to other animals. It is only a belief (not a fact) that the mongoose chews roots of some 'mysterious' plant when bitten by a snake during its fight with a snake. It is a fact that during snake fights, hair of its body rise in an erect manner and such erected hair can protect it from snake bite
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