Bdeogale
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| Bdeogale | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Carnivora |
| Family: | Herpestidae |
| Genus: | Bdeogale Peters, 1850
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| Species | |
| Bdeogale crassicauda - blue Bdeogale jacksoni - violet Bdeogale nigripes - green | |
Bdeogale is a genus of three species of mongoose native to the rainforests of central and western Africa. They are primarily terrestrial and insectivorous.
Species[edit]
- Bushy-tailed mongoose (Bdeogale crassicauda) - Kenya and Tanzania
- Jackson's mongoose (Bdeogale jacksoni) - Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda
- Black-footed mongoose (Bdeogale nigripes) - Angola, Cameroon, Republic of Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Democratic Republic of Congo and Nigeria
The Sokoke bushy-tailed mongoose (Bdeogale omnivora), is sometimes treated as a subspecies of B. crassicauda, but is treated as a separate species by the IUCN.[1]
Conservation status[edit]
The IUCN Red List lists B. jacksoni as vulnerable, largely due to habitat loss and fragmentation.[2]
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References[edit]
- ^ "The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Retrieved 2018-10-28.
- ^ "The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Retrieved 2018-10-28.
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