mongoose: References & Edit History

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Article History

Type Description Contributor Date
Invalidated site: PNAS - How the mongoose can fight the snake: the binding site of the mongoose acetylcholine receptor. Oct 01, 2026
Add new Web site: The Royal Society Publishing - Royal Society Open Science - Life-history and genetic relationships in cooperatively breeding dwarf mongoose groups. Apr 14, 2026
Add new Web site: ABC listen - The Science Show - Change in mongoose mating behaviour. Mar 03, 2026
Add new Web site: BMC Biology - Segmental structure in banded mongoose calls. Jul 23, 2025
Questions and answers added. Mar 20, 2025
Add new Web site: PNAS - How the mongoose can fight the snake: the binding site of the mongoose acetylcholine receptor. Aug 12, 2024
Add new Web site: Animal Corner - Mongoose. Mar 29, 2024
Add new Web site: World Animal Foundation - Fascinating Facts About the World�s Mongoose Species. Dec 07, 2023
Add new Web site: Animal Diversity Web - Herpestidae. Aug 18, 2023
Add new Web site: National Center for Biotechnology Information - PubMed Central - The globally invasive small Indian mongoose Urva auropunctata is likely to spread with climate change. Jul 05, 2023
Add new Web site: OneKind Planet - Mongoose. Jun 10, 2022
Article revised and updated. Feb 28, 2019
Species count updated to include Malagasy mongooses. Classification updated to include fossas (Cryptoprocta), falanoucs (Eupleres), and fanalokas (Fossa) as closely related species. Apr 20, 2017
Add new Web site: LiveScience - Mongoose Facts. Feb 20, 2017
Add new Web site: Easy Science for Kids - Mongooses � The Snakes Eaters. Feb 20, 2017
Mongoose species count changed from 37 to 38 species, due to the addition of one species to Genus Crossarchus. May 06, 2015
Added four photos. May 06, 2015
Add new Web site: IndiaNetzone - Flora and Fauna - Mongoose. Jun 12, 2013
Add new Web site: A-Z Animals - Mongoose. Jun 12, 2013
Add new Web site: Animal Planet - Mongoose. Jun 12, 2013
Add new Web site: Buzzle.com - Mongoose. Mar 03, 2013
Added new Web site: National Geographic - Animals - Mongoose. Sep 03, 2008
Added new Web site: Enchanted Learning - Mongoose. Mar 13, 2008
Added new Web site: Texas State Historical Association - The Handbook of Texas Online - Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad. Nov 20, 2007
Added new Web site: Maps of World - Boston, Massachusetts, United States. Nov 20, 2007
Added new Web site: Voguepedia - Biography of Bill Blass. Nov 20, 2007
Article thoroughly revised. Apr 19, 2006
Article revised. Feb 01, 2002
Article revised. May 27, 1999
Article added to new online database. Jul 20, 1998
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