Common Dwarf Mongoose vs

Helogale parvula compared with Vibrio jasicida

Key Differences

• Common Dwarf Mongoose is Least Concern while is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Common Dwarf Mongoose
Kingdom	Animalia (동물)	Bacteria (Bacteria)
Phylum	Chordata (척삭동물)	Proteobacteria (프로테오박테리아)
Class	Mammalia (포유류)	Gammaproteobacteria (감마프로테오박테리아)
Order	Carnivora (식육목)	Enterobacterales (장내세균목)
Family	Herpestidae	Vibrionaceae
Genus	Helogale	Vibrio
Species	Helogale parvula	Vibrio jasicida

Conservation Status

Common Dwarf Mongoose

LC — Least Concern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Common Dwarf Mongoose
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Common Dwarf Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Habitat

Native to Asia, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Taiwan.

Common Dwarf Mongoose

<em>Helogale parvula</em>, the common dwarf mongoose, is the smallest mongoose species in Africa and belongs to the family Herpestidae. Classified as Least Concern by the IUCN, the species maintains stable populations across diverse terrestrial and aquatic habitats throughout sub-Saharan Africa, though specific geographic range data for this entry are limited. <em>Helogale parvula</em> is a highly social carnivore that typically lives in cooperative family groups of up to thirty individuals, led by a dominant breeding pair. The group structure supports cooperative foraging, pup-rearing, and sentinel behavior, with designated individuals standing watch for aerial and terrestrial predators while others forage. Common dwarf mongooses are diurnal and typically shelter in termite mounds, rock crevices, or hollow logs, moving between multiple den sites within their territory. They play an important ecological role as predators of insects, small vertebrates, eggs, and other invertebrates, contributing to the regulation of prey populations in savanna and woodland ecosystems. Their mutualistic associations with hornbills, in which both species benefit from shared foraging and predator detection, are among the most studied interspecific relationships in behavioral ecology. Biological traits of this species remain poorly documented in the scientific literature.

Vibrio jasicida는 갑각류와 연체동물을 포함한 해양 무척추동물의 병원체로 알려진 해양 그람음성 막대균입니다. 따뜻한 해양 지역의 연안 해수와 하구 환경에 서식합니다. 이 화학유기영양균은 패류와 새우 양식 작업에서 비브리오증 유사 질병을 유발합니다.