Mongoose
Posted: Tue Mar 04, 2014 1:25 pm
MONGOOSE
The animal for March 2014 is the mighty MONGOOSE.
Mongooses, Genets and Civets are all in the same family Viverridae.
Mongooses are all in the subfamily Herpestinae including Suricata Suricatta (Meerkat).
In the whole of Africa there are a total of 21 species!
Southern Africa
Yellow Mongoose - Cynictis Penicillata (Witkwasmuishond)
Slender Mongoose - Herpestes Sanguinea (Swartkwasmuishond)
Koakoland Slender Mongoose - Galerella Flavescens (Swartmuishond)
Cape Grey Mongoose - Galerella Pulverulenta (Kleingrysmuishond)
White-tailed Mongoose - Ichneumia Albicauda (Witstertmuishond)
Marsh Mongoose - Atlilax Paludinosus (Water Mongoose, Watermuishond)
Large Grey Mongoose - Herpestes Ichneumon (Egyptian Mongoose, Grootgrysmuishond)
Banded Mongoose - Mungos Mungo (Gebande Muishond)
Dwarf Mongoose - Helogale Parvula (Dwergmuishond)
Suricate Suricate - Suricate or Meerkat
Rest of Africa
Long-Nosed Mongoose - Herpestes Naso
Meller's Mongoose - Rhynchogale Melleri
Black-legged Mongoose - Bdeogale Nigripes
Bushy-tailes Mongoose - Bdeogale Cressicauda
Selous' Mongoose - Paracynictis Selousi
Pousargeus's Mongoose - Dologale Dybowskii
Gamgian Mongoose - Mungos Gambianus
Kusimanse - Crossarchus Obscurus
Alexander's Mongoose - Crossarchus Alexandri
Angolan or Ansorge's Mongoose - Crossarchus Ansorgei
Liberian Mongoose - Liberiictis Kuhni
The animal for March 2014 is the mighty MONGOOSE.
Mongooses, Genets and Civets are all in the same family Viverridae.
Mongooses are all in the subfamily Herpestinae including Suricata Suricatta (Meerkat).
In the whole of Africa there are a total of 21 species!
Southern Africa
Yellow Mongoose - Cynictis Penicillata (Witkwasmuishond)
Slender Mongoose - Herpestes Sanguinea (Swartkwasmuishond)
Koakoland Slender Mongoose - Galerella Flavescens (Swartmuishond)
Cape Grey Mongoose - Galerella Pulverulenta (Kleingrysmuishond)
White-tailed Mongoose - Ichneumia Albicauda (Witstertmuishond)
Marsh Mongoose - Atlilax Paludinosus (Water Mongoose, Watermuishond)
Large Grey Mongoose - Herpestes Ichneumon (Egyptian Mongoose, Grootgrysmuishond)
Banded Mongoose - Mungos Mungo (Gebande Muishond)
Dwarf Mongoose - Helogale Parvula (Dwergmuishond)
Suricate Suricate - Suricate or Meerkat
Rest of Africa
Long-Nosed Mongoose - Herpestes Naso
Meller's Mongoose - Rhynchogale Melleri
Black-legged Mongoose - Bdeogale Nigripes
Bushy-tailes Mongoose - Bdeogale Cressicauda
Selous' Mongoose - Paracynictis Selousi
Pousargeus's Mongoose - Dologale Dybowskii
Gamgian Mongoose - Mungos Gambianus
Kusimanse - Crossarchus Obscurus
Alexander's Mongoose - Crossarchus Alexandri
Angolan or Ansorge's Mongoose - Crossarchus Ansorgei
Liberian Mongoose - Liberiictis Kuhni