Urva auropunctata (Hodgson, 1836)

Aidek, Ahmad E., Ibrahim, Amir, Amr, Zuhair, Hutterer, Rainer, Kryštufek, Boris, Serra, Gianluca, Benda, Petr, Shkaky, Yesra, Barbanera, Filippo & Al-Sheikhly, Omar F., 2025, Checklist of Mammals of Syria, Zootaxa 5580 (1), pp. 1-130 : 97

93. Small Indian Mongoose, Urva auropunctata (Hodgson, 1836)

(IUCN Red List: LC)

Subspecies: U. a. pallipes (Blyth, 1845).

Distribution: Uncommon; restricted to the lower Euphrates. First recorded in Al-Sue’iyeh, Hajeen and Al-Arqoub in the lower Euphrates Basin in western Syria in October 2022 ( Aidek & Al-Sheikhly 2023). ( Fig. 102 )

Remarks: Uncommon. Native to southern Iraq ( Harrison & Bates 1991; Al-Sheikhly et al. 2015) and it has recently been recorded in Syria. The species range has been extended and newly established in eastern Syria along the borders with Iraq ( Al-Sheikhly & Mallon 2013).

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FIGURE 102. Records of the Small Indian Mongoose Urva auropunctata (Hodgson, 1836) in Syria.