Meller's mongoose
| Meller's mongoose | |
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| Conservation status | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Carnivora |
| Family: | Herpestidae |
| Subfamily: | Herpestinae |
| Genus: | Rhynchogale |
| Species: | R. melleri |
| Binomial name | |
| Rhynchogale melleri Gray, 1865 | |
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| Meller's mongoose range (green - extant, pink - probably extant) | |
Meller's mongoose (Rhynchogale melleri) is a species of mongoose. It is found in Democratic Republic of the Congo, Malawi, Mozambique, South Africa, Swaziland, Tanzania, Zambia and Zimbabwe. It is the only member of the genus Rhynchogale.[2]
References
- ↑ Stuart, C., Stuart, T. & Hoffmann, M. (2008). Rhynchogale melleri. In: IUCN 2008. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Retrieved 22 March 2009. Database entry includes a brief justification of why this species is of least concern.
- ↑ Wilson, D. E.; Reeder, D. M., eds. (2005). "Rhynchogale". Mammal Species of the World (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
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