Helogale Gray 1861 (dwarf mongoose)
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Mammalia - Carnivora - Herpestidae
Parent taxon: Herpestinae according to St. G. Mivart 1882
See also Carroll 1988 and Werdelin and Peigne 2010
Sister taxa: Bdeogale, Crossarchus, Cynictis, Dologale, Galerella, Herpestes, Herpestinae, Ichneumia, Legetetia, Liberiictis, Mungos, Paracynictis, Rhynchogale, Suricata, Ugandictis, Xenogale
Subtaxa: Helogale hirtula Helogale parvula
Ecology: ground dwelling insectivore-carnivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Ethiopia (4 collections), Tanzania (1)
• Pliocene of Ethiopia (2), South Africa (1), Tanzania (1)
• Miocene to Pliocene of Ethiopia (1)
Total: 10 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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