Species
Least Concernvia IUCN
Wikidata facts
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- taxon rank
- species
- taxon name
- Herpestes naso
- Commons category
- Herpestes naso
- IUCN conservation status
- Least Concern
- taxon common name
- Langnasenmanguste
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Encyclopedic overview
The long-nosed mongoose (Xenogale naso) is a mongoose native to Central African wetlands and rainforests. It has been listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List since 1996. Although formerly classified in Herpestes, more recent studies indicate that it belongs in the monotypic taxon Xenogale.
Distribution and habitat
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Long-nosed mongoose” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.