Bdeogale
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Carnivora |
| Family: | Herpestidae |
| Genus: | ''Bdeogale'' Peters, 1850 |
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| 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,[2] and B. crassicauda as endangered, due largely to habitat loss and fragmentation.[3] Template:Wikispecies