Common slender mongoose
| Common slender mongoose | |
|---|---|
| Common slender mongoose in Serengeti National Park, Tanzania | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Carnivora |
| Suborder: | Feliformia |
| Family: | Herpestidae |
| Genus: | Herpestes |
| Species: | H. sanguineus |
| Binomial name | |
| Herpestes sanguineus (Rüppell, 1835) | |
| native range | |
| Synonyms | |
|
Galerella sanguinea | |
The common slender mongoose (Herpestes sanguineus), also known as the black-tipped mongoose or the black-tailed mongoose, is a very common mongoose species native to sub-Saharan Africa.