A mongoose of South Asia and Arabia, recognized by its silver-gray speckled coat and white-tipped tail.
It has a long body, short legs, silver-gray fur speckled with black and white, and a white-tipped tail.
It mainly forages on the ground, especially in the morning and evening. It catches rodents, lizards, snakes and insects, and also eats bird eggs and fruit.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.