Cape gray mongoose
| Cape grey mongoose | |
|---|---|
| On the plateau of Table Mountain | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Carnivora |
| Suborder: | Feliformia |
| Family: | Herpestidae |
| Genus: | Herpestes |
| Species: | H. pulverulentus |
| Binomial name | |
| Herpestes pulverulentus (Wagner, 1839) | |
| Cape grey mongoose range | |
| Synonyms | |
|
Galerella pulverulenta | |
The Cape grey mongoose (Herpestes pulverulentus), also called the small grey mongoose, is a small mammal native to South Africa, Lesotho and southern Namibia.