Species Bdeogale crassicauda Peters, 1852 (Bushy-tailed mongoose)

Biological classification:
  • kingdom: Animalia
  • - phylum: Chordata
  • -- class: Mammalia
  • --- order: Carnivora
  • ---- family: Herpestidae
  • ----- species: Bdeogale crassicauda
Characteristics:carnivore; length: 65-72cm, tail-length: 23-30cm; whole body covered with black fur, tail bushy;
Countries:
MZ
Mozambique
ZW
Zimbabwe
Ecoregions:
AT0719
Southern Miombo woodlands
AT0725
Zambezian and Mopane woodlands
AT1006
Eastern Zimbabwe montane forest-grassland mosaic
Links:
References:Stuart and Stuart 2007: 148
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