Yellow Mongoose
Cynictis penicillata
- Least concern
- Card rarity: Common
- Mammals
The yellow mongoose, sometimes referred to as the red meerkat, is a member of the mongoose family. It averages about 0.45 kg (1 lb) in weight and about 510 mm (20 in) in length. It lives in open country, semi-desert scrubland and grasslands in Angola, Botswana, South Africa, Namibia, and Zimbabwe. It is the only species in the genus Cynictis.
Classification
- Class
- Mammalia
- Order
- Carnivora
- Family
- Herpestidae
- Genus
- Cynictis