Gambian mongoose
| Gambian mongoose | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Carnivora |
| Suborder: | Feliformia |
| Family: | Herpestidae |
| Genus: | Mungos |
| Species: | M. gambianus |
| Binomial name | |
| Mungos gambianus (Ogilby, 1835) | |
range of the Gambian mongoose | |
| Synonyms | |
|
Herpestes gambianus Ogilby, 1835 | |
The Gambian mongoose (Mungos gambianus) is a mongoose species native to the Guinean forest-savanna mosaic from Gambia to Nigeria. It is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List since 2008.