Pousargues's mongoose
Species of mongoose from Central Africa / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Pousargues's mongoose (Dologale dybowskii), also known as the African tropical savannah mongoose, is a mongoose native to Central Africa. It is listed as data deficient on the IUCN Red List as little is known about its distribution and ecology.[1] It is the only species in the genus Dologale.[2]
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Pousargues's mongoose | |
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Wild Pousargues's mongoose in the Chinko Project Area | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Carnivora |
Suborder: | Feliformia |
Family: | Herpestidae |
Genus: | Dologale Thomas, 1920 |
Species: | D. dybowskii |
Binomial name | |
Dologale dybowskii Pousargues, 1893 | |
Pousargues's mongoose range |
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Up to the late 20th century, it was known from only around 30 zoological specimens in natural history museum collections.[2]