小印度猫鼬不到一二英尺高，原先引入波多黎各和夏威夷群岛，是为了保护甘蔗田免受老鼠和蛇的伤害，结果，猫鼬没有起到控制物种拥挤的作用，其危害却迅速地远远超过预期的野生动物危害。
The small Indian mongoose, reaching no more than a foot or two inheight, was originally brought to Puerto Rico and the Hawaiian islandsto protect sugar cane fields from rat and snake damage.
迄今为止，这种猫鼬已经导致来自波多黎各、西印度群岛和牙买加的十二种爬行动物和两栖动物灭绝。
Themongoose has so far caused the extinction of 12 reptile and amphibianspecies from Puerto Rico, the West Indies and Jamaica.
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