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title: "Ruddy Mongoose"
description: "Urva smithii — Ssaki. The ruddy mongoose (Urva smithii) is a species of mongoose native to the forests of India and Sri Lanka."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pl/animal/ruddy-mongoose
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Ruddy Mongoose

> Urva smithii — Ssaki. The ruddy mongoose (Urva smithii) is a species of mongoose native to the forests of India and Sri Lanka.

- Scientific name: *Urva smithii*
- Category: `mammals` (Ssaki)
- Habitats: `forest` (Las)
- iNaturalist observations: 1166
- Wikidata: [Q99217640](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q99217640)
- iNaturalist taxon: [925969](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/925969)

## Names

- en: Ruddy Mongoose
- de: Indische Rotmanguste
- es: Mangosta Roja
- fr: Mangouste de Smith

## Countries with the most observations

LK (764), IN (317)

## Summary

The ruddy mongoose (Urva smithii) is a species of mongoose native to the forests of India and Sri Lanka. It is classified as least concern in the IUCN Red List.

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

## Photo

![Ruddy Mongoose](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/ruddy-mongoose/medium.jpg)

Photo: Tero Linjama · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/250305648

## Machine access

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