Mungos
| Mungos | |
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| Banded mongoose, Mungos mungo | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Carnivora |
| Suborder: | Feliformia |
| Family: | Herpestidae |
| Genus: | Mungos E. Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire & F. Cuvier, 1795 |
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| Mungos area | |
Mungos is a genus in the mongoose family (Herpestidae).
It contains the following species and subspecies:[1]
Extant Species
| Image | Scientific name | Common Name | Distribution |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mungos gambianus | Gambian mongoose | Senegal and Gambia in the west east to Nigeria | |
.jpg) | Mungos mungo | Banded mongoose | central and eastern parts of Africa. |
References
- ↑ Wilson, D.E.; Reeder, D.M., eds. (2005). "Mungos". Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
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