Fig. 14.2.

Distribution of the small Indian mongoose Herpestes auropunctatus. Grey areas represent the native range of the species. Red arrows point to the main paths and locations where the species was introduced (Hays and Conant 2007; Thulin et al. 2006): 1, Hawaii Isl.; 2, Fiji Isl.; 3, Jamaica; 4, Puerto Rico and Lesser Antilles Isl.; 5, Guianas; 6, Balkans; 7, Mafia Isl.; 8, Mauritius Isl.; 9, Okinawa—Amami-Oshima Isl. The lower right inset shows the potential range (in red) of the species in the Balkans (Ćirović et al. 2011): 1, Croatia; 2, Bosnia-Herzegovina; 3, Montenegro. Small red arrows indicate introductions on several Adriatic islands