Somalian slender mongoose
| Somalian slender mongoose | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Carnivora |
| Suborder: | Feliformia |
| Family: | Herpestidae |
| Genus: | Herpestes |
| Species: | H. ochraceus |
| Binomial name | |
| Herpestes ochraceus Gray, 1848 | |
| Somalian slender mongoose range | |
| Synonyms | |
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Galerella ochracea | |
The Somalian slender mongoose (Herpestes ochraceus) is a small mammal found in Somalia and adjacent regions. It is a small to medium-sized carnivoran, averaging about 0.6 kg (1.3 lb) in weight.
It was first described by John Edward Gray in 1848, based on a male brownish yellow mongoose collected in Somalia.