Angolan Slender Mongoose
Herpestes flavescens
Classification
- Class
- Mammalia
- Order
- Carnivora
- Family
- Herpestidae
The Angolan slender mongoose (Herpestes flavescens) is a mongoose native to southwestern Africa, specifically southwestern Angola and northwestern Namibia. It has been listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, as it is not threatened and thought to be common. It has a long, slim body and there are different colour forms, a black or dark brown form in the southern part of its range, and a yellowish- or reddish-brown form in the north.
Galerella flavescens est une espèce de mangoustes, mammifères de la famille des herpestidés, qui se rencontre dans le sud-ouest de l'Angola et le nord de la Namibie. Liens externes (en) Mammal Species of the World (3e éd.
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Distribution
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