- Nyumbani
- Atilax paludinosus
Atilax paludinosus
Order: Carnivora > Family: Herpestidae > Genus: Atilax > Species: Atilax paludinosus
Type Description
Regn. Anim., Nouv. ed., 1:158.
Type Locality
'une grand des marais du Cap' [South Africa, Western Cape Prov., Cape of Good Hope].
Measurements
Head and body: 460-620 mm
Tail length: 320-530 mm
Hindfoot length: 95-105 mm
Weight: 2.5-4.1 kg
Tail length: 320-530 mm
Hindfoot length: 95-105 mm
Weight: 2.5-4.1 kg
Description
Living in marshy environments, this all brown mongoose has a blunt nose.
Distribution
Widely distributed over the well-watered regions south of the Sahara except for the Somali, Namib, and Kalahari arid and semi-arid regions, Atilax paludinosus is found from sea-level up to 2,500 m, inhabiting swampy vegetation bordering rivers and lakes and has also been recorded in forested or humid areas, and papyrus swamps. (Kingdon, 1989, 1997)
Key References
1. Kingdon, J. 1989. East African mammals: An atlas of evolution in Africa. (Carnivores). University of Chicago Press, Chicago, 3A:206-213. 2. Kingdon, J. 1997. The Kingdon field guide to African mammals, AP Natural World Academic Press, Harcourt Brace & Company, San Diego, p. 252.
3. Nowak, R. M. 1999. Walker's Mammals of the World. Sixth ed. Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore, 1:766-768, 781-782.
4. Swynnerton, G. H., and R. W. Hayman. 1951. A checklist of the land mammals of the Tanganyika Territory and the Zanzibar Protectorate. Journal of the East African Natural History Society, 20(6):274-392.
3. Nowak, R. M. 1999. Walker's Mammals of the World. Sixth ed. Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore, 1:766-768, 781-782.
4. Swynnerton, G. H., and R. W. Hayman. 1951. A checklist of the land mammals of the Tanganyika Territory and the Zanzibar Protectorate. Journal of the East African Natural History Society, 20(6):274-392.