Common Slender Mongoose
Herpestes sanguineus
- Least concern
- Card rarity: Common
- Mammals

The common slender mongoose, also known as the black-tipped mongoose, the black-tailed mongoose, or just the slender mongoose is a very common mongoose species native to sub-Saharan Africa.
Classification
- Class
- Mammalia
- Order
- Carnivora
- Family
- Herpestidae
- Genus
- Herpestes