Bushy-tailed mongoose
The bushy-tailed mongoose (Bdeogale crassicauda) is a mammal in the family Herpestidae found in central Africa, from southern Kenya to central Mozambique.
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| Conservation status | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Carnivora |
| Family: | Herpestidae |
| Subfamily: | Herpestinae |
| Genus: | 'Bdeogale' |
| Species: | ''B. crassicauda'' |
| Binomial name | |
| Bdeogale crassicauda Peters, 1852
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| Bushy-tailed mongoose range (green - extant, pink - probably extant) | |
It is 40–50 cm (16–20 in) long, weighs 0.9–1.6 kg (2.0–3.5 lb), and feeds on small birds and eggs.
Subspecies edit
- B. c. crassicauda, central Mozambique, Malawi and Zambia
- B. c. nigrescens, Central Kenya (Nairobi)
- B. c. omnivora, found in northern coastal Tanzania and Kenya, is classified by the IUCN as endangered (as B. omnivora)
- B. c. puisa, northern Mozambique and southern Tanzania
- B. c. tenuis, found in Zanzibar, is classified as Lower Risk/least concern.
References edit
- Bushy-tailed mongoose , Tanzanian Mammal Atlas Project
- Bdeogale c. nigrescens description
- ^ Template:IUCN2008 Database entry includes a brief justification of why this species is of least concern
External links edit
- Bushy-tailed Mongoose, Lion Crusher