Herpestes sanguineus Rüppell 1835 (slender mongoose)

Mammalia - Carnivora - Herpestidae

Alternative combinations: Galerella sanguinea, Mungos sanguineus

Synonym: Mungos dentifer Heller 1913

Belongs to Herpestes according to M. E. Taylor 1975

See also Allen 1939, Heller 1911, Heller 1913, Lönnberg 1912, Mivart 1882 and Peigné et al. 2005

Sister taxa: Herpestes abdelalii, Herpestes auropunctatus, Herpestes brachyurus, Herpestes edwardsii, Herpestes fuscus, Herpestes gracilis, Herpestes ichneumon, Herpestes javanicus, Herpestes naso, Herpestes rubrifons, Herpestes semitorquatus, Herpestes smithii, Herpestes urva, Herpestes vitticollis

Subtaxa: Herpestes sanguineus orestes Mungos sanguineus rendilis

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Ecology: ground dwelling insectivore-carnivore

Distribution:

• Quaternary of South Africa (2 collections), Sudan (2), Swaziland (1), Tanzania (1), Zambia (2)

• Miocene of Chad (1)

Total: 9 collections each including a single occurrence

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