Angolan slender mongoose
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Jump to: navigation, search
| Angolan slender mongoose | |
|---|---|
 |
|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Carnivora |
| Family: | Herpestidae |
| Genus: | Galerella |
| Species: | G. flavescens |
| Binomial name | |
| Galerella flavescens (Bocage, 1889) |
|
 |
|
| Angolan slender mongoose range | |
The Angolan slender mongoose (Galerella flavescens) is a mongoose that lives in southern Africa, specifically Angola and Namibia. It lives in the savannah and avoids desert and dense forests.
This animal has a long slim body and the males are around 15% bigger than the females. It has 38 teeth.
Males do not help in raising the young. The young open their eyes at 3 weeks and leave their mother at around 10 weeks and at 24 weeks get their adult teeth.
References[edit]
- ^ Hoffmann, M. & Rathbun, G. (2008). "Herpestes flavescens". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2008. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 22 March 2009. Database entry includes a brief justification of why this species is of least concern
External links[edit]
 |
Wikispecies has information related to Galerella |
.png){kind=small} |
This article about a carnivoran is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
