Gambian Mongoose
Mungos gambianus
Classification
- Class
- Mammalia
- Order
- Carnivora
- Family
- Herpestidae
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.
Ce genre comprend deux espèces : Mungos gambianus (Ogilby, 1835) — mangouste de Gambie Mungos mungo (Gmelin, 1788) — mangouste rayée Notes et références Liens externes (en) Catalogue of Life : Mungos É. Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire & F. G.
La mangosta gambiana (Mungos gambianus) es una especie de mamífero carnívoro que habita en las sabanas húmedas de noroccidente de África desde Gambia hasta Nigeria. Descripción Esta especie tiene predominantemente un color marrón grisáceo. Tiene una franja obscura de pelo a los lados del cuello.
Distribution
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