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title: "Mangouste d'Edwards"
description: "Urva edwardsii — Mammifères. The Indian grey mongoose or Asian grey mongoose (Urva edwardsii) is a mongoose species native to the Indian subcontinent and West Asia."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/fr/animal/indian-grey-mongoose
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Mangouste d'Edwards

> Urva edwardsii — Mammifères. The Indian grey mongoose or Asian grey mongoose (Urva edwardsii) is a mongoose species native to the Indian subcontinent and West Asia.

- Scientific name: *Urva edwardsii*
- Category: `mammals` (Mammifères)
- Habitats: `forest` (Forêt), `grassland` (Prairies et champs), `urban` (Villes et jardins)
- iNaturalist observations: 2566
- iNaturalist taxon: [925977](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/925977)

## Names

- en: Indian Grey Mongoose
- de: Indischer Mungo
- es: Mangosta Hindú Gris
- fr: Mangouste d'Edwards

## Countries with the most observations

IN (1690), LK (228), NP (66), IR (38), BD (21), PK (15)

## Summary

The Indian grey mongoose or Asian grey mongoose (Urva edwardsii) is a mongoose species native to the Indian subcontinent and West Asia. It is listed as least concern on the IUCN Red List. 
The grey mongoose inhabits open forests, scrublands and cultivated fields, often close to human habitation. It lives in burrows, hedgerows and thickets, among groves of trees, and takes shelter under rocks or bushes and even in drains. It is bold and inquisitive but wary, seldom venturing far from cover. It is an excellent climber and usually lives singly or in pairs. Its prey includes rodents, snakes, birds' eggs and hatchlings…

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indian_grey_mongoose

## Photo

![Mangouste d'Edwards](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/indian-grey-mongoose/medium.jpg)

Photo: James Eaton · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/199088390

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/indian-grey-mongoose?lang=fr` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).