Mongooses of the World

Mongooses are a fascinating group of small carnivores with 25 species in Africa and nine in Asia, living in various habitats and displaying diverse social behavior. Despite their uniqueness, they are one of the least-known carnivores, facing conservation threats due to lack of public awareness and ecological knowledge. This book aims to promote interest in and provide information about these amazing animals, covering their biology, role in human society, and conservation issues, with detailed information on all 34 mongoose species.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 160 pages
Publication date: 13 November 2019
Publisher: Whittles Publishing

Mongooses are a remarkable and captivating group of small carnivores, with 25 species occurring in Africa and nine in Asia. They live within a wide variety of habitats, from open savannah to dense rainforest, and display an amazing diversity in social behavior, with both solitary and group-living species. Yet, this family is one of the least-known groups of carnivores. The general lack of public awareness about most mongoose species and the scarce ecological knowledge of what they need to survive in the wild are two of the many conservation threats that this group of carnivores faces, which highlights the urgent need to promote an interest in these amazing animals.

As well as popularizing mongooses, the book will be a valuable source of information on general scientific and conservation topics, such as social behavior and how the loss of suitable habitats impacts animal species. Recent cinematic films and TV documentaries on meerkats and banded mongooses have been very popular, but people are much less familiar with the other mongoose species that live across Africa and Asia. Most of these are rarely seen in the wild and are very poorly known, and several have not been studied in the field. One African mongoose was only discovered by Western scientists in 1958, and several others are only known from a few museum specimens and recent observations in the wild.

This well-researched, lavishly illustrated book will give a comprehensive overview of the whole mongoose family, including all the different aspects of mongoose biology, their role in human society, and the conservation issues that they face, as well as detailed information on all 34 mongoose species.

Weight: 410g
Dimension: 237 x 167 x 10 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781849954358