Galerella

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Galerella[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Carnivora
Family: Herpestidae
Subfamily: Herpestinae
Genus: Galerella
Gray, 1864
Species

Galerella flavescens
Galerella ochracea
Galerella pulverulenta
Galerella sanguinea

Galerella is a genus of mongooses native to Africa, southern Asia, and southern Europe, commonly called the slender mongooses.[1]

There are four species in this genus:[1]

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b c Wozencraft, W. C. (16 November 2005). in Wilson, D. E., and Reeder, D. M. (eds): Mammal Species of the World, 3rd edition, Johns Hopkins University Press, {{{pages}}}. ISBN 0-801-88221-4.