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| name = ''Galerella''<ref name=msw3>{{MSW3 Wozencraft | id = 14000523}}</ref> | | name = ''Galerella''<ref name=msw3>{{MSW3 Wozencraft | id = 14000523}}</ref> | ||
| image = Galerella sanguinea.jpg | | image = Galerella sanguinea.jpg | ||
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| regnum = ]ia | | regnum = ]ia | ||
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Galerella | |
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Slender mongoose (Galerella sanguinea) | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Carnivora |
Family: | Herpestidae |
Subfamily: | Herpestinae |
Genus: | Galerella Gray, 1864 |
Species | |
Galerella flavescens | |
Galerella ranges |
Galerella is a genus of mongooses native to Africa commonly called the slender mongooses.
There are four species in this genus:
- Angolan slender mongoose, Galerella flavescens
- Somalian slender mongoose, Galerella ochracea
- Cape gray mongoose, Galerella pulverulenta
- Slender mongoose, Galerella sanguinea
- Black mongoose, Galerella nigrata, is sometimes considered a separate species.
References
- ^ Wozencraft, W. C. (2005). "Order Carnivora". In Wilson, D. E.; Reeder, D. M. (eds.). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. 532–628. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
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