Selous's mongoose
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| Genus: | Paracynictis
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| Species: | P. selousi
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| Paracynictis selousi (de Winton, 1896)
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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
The species of mongoose is endemic to Southern Africa. Its range includes Angola, Zambia, Malawi, Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe, Mozambique, and South Africa. [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.
- ^ [Nowak, Ronald M. Walker’s Mammals of the World. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press, 1991]
- ^ "Selous' Mongoose". Lioncrusher's Domain. 2006. [dead link]
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