Crossarchus
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Crossarchus is a mongoose genus, commonly referred to as kusimanse, often cusimanse,[1][2] mangue, or dwarf mongoose. They are placed in the subfamily Mungotinae,[3] which are small, highly social mongooses.[1]
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Crossarchus | |
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Common kusimanse (C. obscurus) | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Carnivora |
Suborder: | Feliformia |
Family: | Herpestidae |
Subfamily: | Mungotinae |
Genus: | Crossarchus Cuvier, 1825 |
Type species | |
Crossarchus obscurus Cuvier, 1825 | |
Species | |
Crossarchus alexandri | |
Ranges of the four Crossarchus species
C. obscurus
C. platycephalus
C. alexandri
C. ansorgei |
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