Species Galerella pulverulenta (Wagner, 1839) (Cape lesser grey mongoose)

Biological classification:
  • kingdom: Animalia
  • - phylum: Chordata
  • -- class: Mammalia
  • --- order: Carnivora
  • ---- family: Herpestidae
  • ----- species: Galerella pulverulenta
Characteristics:omnivore; this Mongoose looks grey from a distance but is actually black with white and grey speckles; it can be distinguished from the other Mongooses by colour and habitat;
Countries:
NA
Namibia
ZA
South Africa
Ecoregions:

AT1009
Highveld grasslands
AT1201
Albany thickets
AT1202
Lowland fynbos and renosterveld
AT1203
Montane fynbos and renosterveld
AT1314
Nama Karoo
AT1322
Succulent Karoo
Links:
References:Cillié 1997: 154
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Date: 2012-03-12
Place: unknown
Creator: JonRichfield
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Source: http://media.eol.org/data_objects/29261265
Date: 2012-03-11
Place: Northern Cape, South Africa
Creator: Bernard DUPONT
Permission: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike License
Comments: Augrabies National Park, SOUTH AFRICA
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