Black-footed mongoose
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Black-footed Mongoose | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Carnivora |
Family: | Herpestidae |
Subfamily: | Herpestinae |
Genus: | Bdeogale |
Species: | B. nigripes |
Binomial name | |
Bdeogale nigripes Pucheran, 1855[2] |
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Black-footed mongoose range |
The black-footed mongoose (Bdeogale nigripes) is a species of mongoose found in central Africa. Unlike most similar species, the black-footed mongoose has only 4 toes on each limb rather than 5.[3]
References[edit]
Wikispecies has information related to: Bdeogale nigripes |
- ^ Van Rompaey, H. & Hoffmann, M. (2008). Bdeogale nigripes. In: IUCN 2008. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Retrieved 22 March 2009. Database entry includes a brief justification of why this species is of least concern
- ^ Bdeogale Nigripes at ZipCodeZoo
- ^ "Mongoose - MSN Encarta". Archived from the original on 31 October 2009.
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