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Gambian Mongoose

Mungos gambianus

Classification

The Gambian mongoose (Mungos gambianus) is a mongoose species native to the Guinean forest-savanna mosaic from Gambia to Nigeria. It is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List since 2008. Taxonomy Herpestes gambianus was the scientific name proposed by William Ogilby in 1835 for a mongoose specimen from Gambia.

Distribution

British Museum (Natural History).; Rosevear, Donovan Reginald · CC0
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