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Crossarchus alexandri

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Crossarchus alexandri

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Also known as Alexander's kusimanse

species of mammal

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Within Vinony's link graph, Crossarchus alexandri is referenced by 470 other articles, and connects out to Wikidata, Hyaenidae and Herpestidae.

It is catalogued under topics including IUCN Red List least concern species, Kusimanses and Mammals described in 1907.

Its subject is documented across 28 Wikipedia language editions.

Species

SPECIES

  1. KingdomAnimalia
  2. PhylumChordata
  3. ClassMammalia
  4. OrderCarnivora
  5. FamilyHerpestidae
Observations recorded433

via GBIF

Museum specimens

Specimen records
236
With media
1
Family
Herpestidae
Collections
RBINS-SCIENTIFIC HERITAGE
Recorded in
Dr Congo

Wikidata facts

Instance of
taxon
Parent taxon
Crossarchus
Named after
Boyd Alexander
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taxon rank
species
IUCN conservation status
Least Concern
taxon name
Crossarchus alexandri
Commons category
Crossarchus alexandri
taxon common name
Alexander’s Kusimanse
short name
C. alexandri
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Encyclopedic overview

Alexander's kusimanse (Crossarchus alexandri) is a mongoose species native to Central African rainforests. The species was first described in 1907 by Oldfield Thomas and R. C. Wroughton based on specimens collected by Boyd Alexander, and named after Alexander himself. It is largely restricted to northern Democratic republic of Congo, and western Uganda. It is classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.

Taxonomy

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Crossarchus alexandri” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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