Herpestes (carnivore)

Abundance: 0.01 to 7.31% (median 0.54%)

Latitudinal range: -34.4° to 33.9°

Habitats: (28), Mediterranean woodland (2), boreal forest/taiga (1), desert/xeric shrubland (2), tropical/subtropical savanna (11)

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Found in 44 samples

Israel: Shikma Biosphere Zone (summer), Shikma Biosphere Zone (winter), Yiftah'el (Holocene), El-Wad Cave (Early Natufian) (Late Pleistocene), Ubeidiya (Layer II-23) (Early Pleistocene)

Morocco: Zouhrah Cave (L 2) (Late Pleistocene), Zouhrah Cave (L 3) (Pleistocene - Holocene)

Namibia: Waterberg Plateau Park (surrounding flatlands), Waterberg Escarpment, Waterberg Plateau Park

Senegal: Drambos Cave

South Africa: Groenefontein Nature Reserve (riverine vegetation), Drakensberg Midlands, Between George and Karatara, Bethlehem, Kloof/Hillcrest, Sibudu Cave (Pinkish Grey Sand) (Late Pleistocene), Equus Cave (Unit 1A) (Holocene), Table Mountain National Park, Boegoeberg 1 (Late Pleistocene), Plovers Lake (Late Pleistocene), Blombos Cave (Phase M1) (Late Pleistocene), Blombos Cave (Phase M2) (Late Pleistocene), Blombos Cave (Phase M3) (Late Pleistocene), Blombos Cave (LSA) (Holocene), Diepkloof Rock Shelter (MSA - Post HP) (Late Pleistocene), Diepkloof Rock Shelter (MSA - Late HP) (Late Pleistocene), Diepkloof Rock Shelter (MSA - Intermediate HP) (Late Pleistocene), Diepkloof Rock Shelter (MSA - Still Bay) (Late Pleistocene), Boomplaas Cave (Member BLD) (Holocene), Boomplaas Cave (Member BRL) (Pleistocene - Holocene), Boomplaas Cave (Member CL) (Late Pleistocene), Boomplaas Cave (Member OLP) (Late Pleistocene), Equus Cave (Unit 2B) (Late Pleistocene), Duinefontein 2 Horizon 2 (Middle Pleistocene), Duinefontein 2 Horizon 3 (Middle Pleistocene)

Sudan: Khor Shambat 1 (Neolithic) (Holocene)

Tanzania: Ruaha National Park (dry season, random placement), Tli'ika, Kuumbi Cave (Trench 10, Phase 1b) (Holocene), Kuumbi Cave (Trench 10, Phase 2) (Pleistocene - Holocene)

Uganda: Nile Delta

Zambia: Leopard's Hill Cave (Pre-Nachikufan) (Late Pleistocene)

Zimbabwe: Ingwezi Game Management Project

See also Herpestes ichneumon, Herpestes pulverulentus, Herpestes sanguineus, Herpestes sp.