Herpestes sanguineus orestes Heller 1911 (slender mongoose)

Mammalia - Carnivora - Herpestidae

Alternative combination: Mungos sanguineus orestes

Full reference: E. Heller. 1911. New species of rodents and carnivores from equatorial Africa. Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections 56(17):1-16

Belongs to Herpestes sanguineus according to M. E. Taylor 1975

See also Heller 1911

Sister taxon: Mungos sanguineus rendilis

Type specimen: U. S. Nat. Mus. 164152, a skull.

Ecology: ground dwelling insectivore-carnivore

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Herpestes sanguineus orestes in the database

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