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MeSH Heading: Herpestidae
Tree Number(s): B01.050.150.900.649.313.750.377.875
Unique ID: D008988
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D008988
Annotation: note entry terms: MONGOOSE, RING-TAILED; MONGOOSE, BROWN-TAILED; and MALAGASY MONGOOSE see EUPLERIDAE are also available
Scope Note: The family of agile, keen-sighted mongooses of Asia and Africa that feed on RODENTS and SNAKES.
Entry Term(s): Crossarchus; Cusimanses; Dwarf Mongooses; Helogale; Herpestes; Liberian Mongoose; Liberiictis; Mongooses; Mungos
Related Numbers: txid210645; txid210649; txid210651; txid9699
Public MeSH Note: 2005; see MONGOOSES 1998-2004, see MONGOOSE 1991-1997, see CARNIVORA 1975-1990
History Note: 2005 (1975)
Date Established: 1991/01/01
Date of Entry: 1974/12/12
Revision Date: 2020/09/02

Allowable Qualifiers: abnormalities (AB)

anatomy & histology (AH)

blood (BL)

cerebrospinal fluid (CF)

classification (CL)

embryology (EM)

genetics (GE)

growth & development (GD)

immunology (IM)

injuries (IN)

metabolism (ME)

microbiology (MI)

parasitology (PS)

physiology (PH)

psychology (PX)

surgery (SU)

urine (UR)

virology (VI)

Herpestidae MeSH Descriptor Data 2025