An individual at Okaukuejo waterhole, Etosha National Park, Namibia
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:
Eukaryota
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Chordata
Class:
Mammalia
Order:
Carnivora
Suborder:
Feliformia
Family:
Herpestidae
Genus:
Herpestes
Species:
H. flavescens
Binomial name
Herpestes flavescens
Bocage, 1889
Angolan slender mongoose range
Synonyms
Galerella flavescens
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.[1] 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. This mongoose inhabits dry, rocky habitats and feeds on insects, scorpions and small vertebrates.
^ abRapson, S.; Rathbun, G.B. (2015). "Herpestes flavescens". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2015: e.T41599A45205933. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
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