Pousargues's mongoose
| Pousargues' mongoose | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Carnivora |
| Family: | Herpestidae |
| Subfamily: | Herpestinae |
| Genus: | Dologale Thomas, 1920 |
| Species: | D. dybowskii |
| Binomial name | |
| Dologale dybowskii Pousargues, 1893 | |
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| Pousargues's mongoose range | |
The Pousargues's mongoose (Dologale dybowskii), also known as the African tropical savannah mongoose, is the only species in the genus Dologale.
Distribution and habitat
The Pousargue's mongoose is native to open savanna areas of northern Democratic Republic of the Congo, western Uganda, South Sudan, and Central African Republic.[2][3]
Conservation status
The Pousargues's mongoose is listed as data deficient by International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), with an unknown population trend.[1]
References
- 1 2 Stuart, C., Stuart, T. & Hoffmann, M. (2008). Dologale dybowskii. In: IUCN 2008. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Retrieved 22 March 2009. Database entry includes a brief justification of why this species is of data deficient
- ↑ R. F. Ewer (1 January 1998). The Carnivores. Cornell University Press. p. 403. ISBN 0-8014-8493-6.
- ↑ Don E. Wilson; DeeAnn M. Reeder (16 November 2005). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference. JHU Press. p. 564. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0.
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