Somalian slender mongoose
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Species of mongoose from Somalia
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Carnivora |
| Suborder: | Feliformia |
| Family: | Herpestidae |
| Genus: | Herpestes |
| Species: | H. ochraceus[1]
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| Herpestes ochraceus[1] Gray, 1848
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| Somalian slender mongoose range | |
| Synonyms | |
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Galerella ochracea | |
The Somalian slender mongoose (Herpestes ochraceus) is a small mammal found in Somalia and adjacent regions.[1] It is a small to medium-sized carnivoran, averaging about 0.6 kg (1.3 lb) in weight.[3]
It was first described by John Edward Gray in 1848, based on a male brownish yellow mongoose collected in Somalia.[4]
References
- ^ a b Wozencraft, W. C. (2005). "Species Galerella ochracea". In Wilson, D. E.; Reeder, D. M. (eds.). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. 532–628. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
- ^ Taylor, M.E. & Do Linh San, E. (2015). "Herpestes ochraceus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2015: e.T41605A86159385.
- ^ Kingdon, J. Mammals of Africa. p. 303.
- ^ Gray, J.E. (1848). "Description of a new species of Herpestes, from Abyssinia". Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London (November): 138–139.
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