Kaokoveld Slender Mongoose
Herpestes flavescens
- Least concern
- Card rarity: Common
- Mammals
The Angolan slender mongoose is a mongoose native to southwestern Africa, specifically southwestern Angola and northwestern Namibia. It has been listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, as it is not threatened and thought to be common. It has a long, slim body and there are different colour forms, a black or dark brown form in the southern part of its range, and a yellowish- or reddish-brown form in the north. This mongoose inhabits dry, rocky habitats and feeds on insects, scorpions and small vertebrates.
Classification
- Class
- Mammalia
- Order
- Carnivora
- Family
- Herpestidae
- Genus
- Herpestes