Namaqua slender mongoose

The Namaqua slender mongoose (Galerella sanguinea swalius), also known as the Namibian slender mongoose, is a subspecies of the slender mongoose.[1] It is endemic to Namibia.[2]

Namaqua slender mongoose[1]

Least Concern  (IUCN 2.3)[2]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Carnivora
Suborder: Feliformia
Family: Herpestidae
Genus: Galerella
Species:
Subspecies:
G. s. swalius
Trinomial name
Galerella sanguinea swalius
Thomas, 1926

References

  1. Wozencraft, W.C. (2005). "Order Carnivora". 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.
  2. Mustelid Specialist Group (1996). "Galerella swalius". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 1996. Retrieved 2008-04-15.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)


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