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Gambian mongoose
Species of mongoose from West Africa / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Gambian mongoose (Mungos gambianus) is a mongoose species native to the Guinean forest-savanna mosaic from Gambia to Nigeria. It is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List since 2008.[1]
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Gambian mongoose | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Carnivora |
Suborder: | Feliformia |
Family: | Herpestidae |
Genus: | Mungos |
Species: | M. gambianus |
Binomial name | |
Mungos gambianus (Ogilby, 1835) | |
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range of the Gambian mongoose | |
Synonyms[2] | |
Herpestes gambianus Ogilby, 1835 |
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