Somalian slender mongoose

The Somalian slender mongoose (Herpestes ochraceus) is a small mammal found in Somalia and adjacent regions.^[2] It is a small to medium-sized carnivoran, averaging about 0.6 kg (1.3 lb) in weight.^[3]

Somalian slender mongoose
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Carnivora
Suborder:	Feliformia
Family:	Herpestidae
Genus:	Herpestes
Species:	H. ochraceus[2]
Binomial name
Herpestes ochraceus[2] Gray, 1848
Somalian slender mongoose range
Synonyms
Galerella ochracea

It was first described by John Edward Gray in 1848, based on a male brownish yellow mongoose collected in Somalia.^[4]