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Galerella sanguinea
Order: Carnivora > Family: Herpestidae > Genus: Galerella > Species: Galerella sanguinea
Common Name: Slender Mongoose [English]
Type Description
Neue Wirbelt. Fauna Abyssin. Gehorig. Saugeth., 1:27.
Type Locality
'Kordofan' [Sudan].
Measurements
Head and body: 268-338 mm
Tail length: 240-290 mm
Hindfoot length: 55-64 mm
Weight: 350-683 g
Tail length: 240-290 mm
Hindfoot length: 55-64 mm
Weight: 350-683 g
Description
Galerella sanguinea is variable in coat color and is often melanistic.
Distribution
One of the most successful and widely distributed African carnivores, Galerella sanguinea ranges south of the Sahara down to Orange River in South Africa from sea-level up to 2,500 m, where it can be found in montane forests, woodland, savannas, thicket, papyrus and forest swamps, and all forest habitats (from dry Acacia to rainforests). (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:184-191. 2. Kingdon, J. 1997. The Kingdon field guide to African mammals, AP Natural World Academic Press, Harcourt Brace & Company, San Diego, p. 241-242.
3. Nowak, R. M. 1999. Walker's Mammals of the World. Sixth ed. Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore, 1:766-768, 773-774.
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, 773-774.
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.