Selous's mongoose

Selous' mongoose
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Carnivora
Family:	Herpestidae
Genus:	Paracynictis
Species:	P. selousi
Binomial name
	Paracynictis selousi; (de Winton, 1896)
	Selous' mongoose range

Selous' mongoose /səˈluːz/ (Paracynictis selousi) is a carnivore of southern Africa. It is the only member of the genus Paracynictis^[2] in the mongoose family. It is tawny grey in colour. It is presumably named after British explorer and big-game hunter Frederick Selous.

Range

This species of mongoose is found in the following countries of southern Africa: Angola, Botswana, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.^[3]

Habits

Selous' mongoose feeds on insects, lizards, frogs, birds, and small rodents. Much of its social habits are unknown.^[4]

References

^ Template:IUCN2008 Database entry includes a brief justification of why this species is of least concern
^ Wilson, D. E.; Reeder, D. M., eds. (2005). "Paracynictis". Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
^ Globaltwitcher Sweden
^ "Selous' Mongoose". Lioncrusher's Domain. 2006. ^{[dead link]}

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[iucn-1] Template:IUCN2008 Database entry includes a brief justification of why this species is of least concern

[msw3genus-2] Wilson, D. E.; Reeder, D. M., eds. (2005). "Paracynictis". Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.

[3] Globaltwitcher Sweden

[description-4] "Selous' Mongoose". Lioncrusher's Domain. 2006. ^{[dead link]}

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