While some animal names have separate genders (like "lion" and "lioness"), mongoose is not one of them. You can refer to a female mongoose simply as a "mongoose" or sometimes as a "female mongoose" for clarity.
While some animal names have separate genders (like "lion" and "lioness"), mongoose is not one of them. You can refer to a female mongoose simply as a "mongoose" or sometimes as a "female mongoose" for clarity.