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Gambian mongoose
Mungos gambianus
(OGILBY, 1835)


Photo by: F. Spangenberg
      
Additional images here: www.biolib.cz

Number of Subspecies:00
Information Source for Taxonomy:Wilson, Don E. / Mittermeier, Russell A. HANDBOOK OF THE MAMMALS OF THE WORLD; Vol. 1 - Carnivores, 2009
 
Range:W Africa from Senegal and Gambia to Nigeria
Habitat:Semi-moist savannah and grassland semi-desert and woodland
Head-Torso-Length:30 - 45 cm
Tail length:23 - 29 cm
Weight:1,2 - 2 kg
Food:Mainly invertebrates (with some vertebrates)
IUCN status:LC (Least Concern)
 


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