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Mongooses, Civets and Genets — Carnivores in Southern Latitudes

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Activity Patterns in Small Mammals

Part of the book series: Ecological Studies ((ECOLSTUD,volume 141))

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Mongooses, civets and genets are small and medium-sized carnivores of Africa, the Middle East and southern Asia, mainly inhabiting tropical and subtropical regions. Their body weights range from 0.45 to 14 kg, although most of them are smaller than 3–4 kg. Two species (one mongoose and one genet) have well-established natural populations on the European continent. These populations probably result from escapes of tame individuals brought into Europe in historical times by humans. One mongoose species has also been introduced to Hawaii and the Antilles.

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  1. Francisco Palomares
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  1. Institute of Ecology, Friedrich-Schiller-University Jena, Dornburger Str. 159, 07743, Jena, Germany

    Stefan Halle

  2. Department of Biology Division of Zoology, University of Oslo, P.O. Box 1050, Blindern, 03160 Oslo 3, Norway

    Nils Christian Stenseth

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Palomares, F., Delibes, M. (2000). Mongooses, Civets and Genets — Carnivores in Southern Latitudes. In: Halle, S., Stenseth, N.C. (eds) Activity Patterns in Small Mammals. Ecological Studies, vol 141. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-18264-8_8

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