published: 27 Mar 2011
Bdeogale | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Carnivora |
Family: | Herpestidae |
Genus: | Bdeogale Peters, 1850 |
Genera | |
Bdeogale is a genus of three species of mongoose native to the rainforests of central and western Africa. They are primarily terrestrial and insectivorous.
The IUCN Red List lists B. jacksoni as vulnerable, B. crassicauda as endangered, due largely to habitat loss and fragmentation.
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