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Yellow mongoose
An adult yellow mongoose in Etosha
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:
Cynictis Ogilby, 1833
Species:
C. penicillata
Binomial name
Cynictis penicillata
(Cuvier, 1829)
Yellow mongoose range
The yellow mongoose (Cynictis penicillata), sometimes referred to as the red meerkat, is a member of the mongoose family. It averages about 0.45 kg (1 lb) in weight and about 510 mm (20 in) in length. It lives in open country, semi-desert scrubland and grasslands in Angola, Botswana, South Africa, Namibia, and Zimbabwe. It is the only species in the genus Cynictis.
^Do Linh San, E.; Cavallini, P.; Taylor, P. (2015). "Cynictis penicillata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2015: e.T41597A45205726. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-4.RLTS.T41597A45205726.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
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