Angolan kusimanse
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Angolan Kusimanse | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Carnivora |
Family: | Herpestidae |
Genus: | 'Crossarchus' |
Species: | ''C. ansorgei'' |
Binomial name | |
Crossarchus ansorgei Thomas, 1910
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Angolan kusimanse range (green - extant, pink - probably extant) |
The Angolan kusimanse (Crossarchus ansorgei), also known as Ansorge's kusimanse, is a species of small mongoose. There are two recognized subspecies: C. a. ansorgei, found in Angola; and C. a. nigricolor, found in Zaire, which do not have overlapping ranges. It prefers rainforest type habitat, and avoid regions inhabited by humans. It grows to 12-18 inches in length, with a 6-10 inch long tail, and weighs 1-3 lb. Little is known about this species of kusimanse, and there are no estimates of its wild population numbers or status.
References
[edit]- ^ Template:IUCN2008 Database entry includes a brief justification of why this species is of data deficient