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Species
Kaokoveld Slender Mongoose
species
Рыжеватый мангуст (лат. Galerella flavescens) — вид хищных животных из семейства мангустовых (Herpestidae), обитающий в юго-западной Африке.
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- Kaokoveld-Schlankmanguste
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- G. flavescens
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Encyclopedic overview
The Angolan slender mongoose (Herpestes flavescens) is a mongoose native to southwestern Africa, specifically southwestern Angola and northwestern Namibia. It has been listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, as it is not threatened and thought to be common. It has a long, slim body and there are different colour forms, a black or dark brown form in the southern part of its range, and a yellowish- or reddish-brown form in the north. This mongoose inhabits dry, rocky habitats and feeds on insects, scorpions and small vertebrates.
Taxonomy
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Angolan slender mongoose” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.