Bdeogale jacksoni Thomas, 1894

Order: Carnivora > Family: Herpestidae > Genus: Bdeogale > Species: Bdeogale jacksoni Thomas, 1894

Common Name: Jackson's Mongoose [English]

Type Description

Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., ser. 6, 13:522.

Type Locality

'Mianzini, Masailand, 8000 feet [2438 m]' (pg. 523). Restricted by Moreau et al. (1945:410) to 'Mianzini . . . A few miles E.S.E. of Naivasha and on the southern end of the Kinangop Plateau . . . 9000 ft [2743 m]' [Kenya].

Measurements

Head and body: 520-570 mm
Tail length: 270-360 mm
Hindfoot length: 82-106 mm
Weight: 2-3 kg

Description

The bushy-tailed mongoose is recognizable by its bushy tail and the presence of 4 digits on all 4 feet.

Distribution

Bdeogale jacksoni is restricted to the montane forests and bamboo zones of southwestern Kenya and possibly into northern Tanzania. (Kingdon 1997)

Key References

1. Kingdon, J. 1989. East African mammals: An atlas of evolution in Africa. (Carnivores). University of Chicago Press, Chicago, 3A:243-253. 2. Kingdon, J. 1997. The Kingdon field guide to African mammals, AP Natural World Academic Press, Harcourt Brace & Company, San Diego, p. 255-257.
3. Nowak, R. M. 1999. Walker's Mammals of the World. Sixth ed. Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore, 1:766-768, 779-780.