Short-tailed mongoose

The short-tailed mongoose ("Herpestes brachyurus") is a mongoose species native to Peninsular Malaysia, Sumatra and Borneo. It inhabits evergreen forest and rural gardens from sea level to an elevation of . It is listed as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List since 2008.
It was first described by John Edward Gray in 1837.
It is red-brown to black and has black limbs. The head is grayish with a black spot on the chin. Its total body length is including a short tail. It weighs about .