Pousargues's mongoose
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| Pousargues' Mongoose | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Carnivora |
| Family: | Herpestidae |
| Subfamily: | Herpestinae |
| Genus: | Dologale Thomas, 1920 |
| Species: | D. dybowskii |
| Binomial name | |
| Dologale dybowskii Pousargues, 1893 |
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| Pousargues's mongoose range | |
The Pousargues's mongoose (Dologale dybowskii), also known as the African tropical savannah mongoose, is the only species in the genus Dologale.
Distribution and habitat[edit]
The Pousargue's mongoose is native to open savanna areas of northern Democratic Republic of the Congo, western Uganda, South Sudan, and Central African Republic.[2][3]
Conservation status[edit]
The Pousargues's mongoose is listed as Data Deficient by International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), with an unknown population trend.[1]
References[edit]
- ^ a b Stuart, C., Stuart, T. & Hoffmann, M. (2008). Dologale dybowskii. 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 data deficient
- ^ R. F. Ewer (1 January 1998). The Carnivores. Cornell University Press. p. 403. ISBN 0-8014-8493-6.
- ^ Don E. Wilson; DeeAnn M. Reeder (16 November 2005). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference. JHU Press. p. 564. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0.
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