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
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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