Bdeogale is a genus of mongoose in the family Herpestidae, proposed by Wilhelm Peters in 1850 from a specimen collected in Mozambique. It contains four species found across East Africa, the bushy-tailed mongoose, black-footed mongoose, Jackson's mongoose and Sokoke dog mongoose, ranging from Least Concern to Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List. Members of the genus have compact paws with four symmetrical toes, round ears and a blunt muzzle with a broad, bare rhinarium, and are primarily terrestrial and omnivorous, foraging in dense vegetation.
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Taxonomic Rank Member Count Band Era First Appeared Classification
Living or Extinct Connections
Parent Taxon Of
Source Black-footed mongoose (Wikipedia)
Source Bushy-tailed mongoose (Wikipedia)
Source Jackson's mongoose (Wikipedia)
Source Sokoke dog mongoose (Wikipedia)
Sources
1. Wikidata (taxon extant/extinct status)
Wikimedia Foundation / Wikidata contributorsQ1546563, descriptionView the Source 2. Bdeogale (Wikipedia)
Introduction
Bdeogale is a mongoose genus that was proposed by Wilhelm Peters in 1850 based on a mongoose specimen collected in Mozambique.
- Taxonomic rank (structure-wave classification, ruling 761/926)
View the Source3. Catalogue of Life (ChecklistBank): Taxon metrics for Bdeogale
Catalogue of Life (ChecklistBank)Taxon metrics, speciesExtantCountQuote, Taxon metrics, speciesExtantCount
"speciesExtantCount": 3
4. Paleobiology Database: Taxon record for Bdeogale
Paleobiology DatabaseTaxon record, first appearance (firstapp_max_ma, early_interval)Quote, Taxon record, first appearance (firstapp_max_ma, early_interval)
"taxon_name": "Bdeogale" ... "firstapp_max_ma": 0.0117 ... "early_interval": "Holocene"
Wikidata: Bdeogale
Wikidata Q1546563, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source Black-footed mongoose (Wikipedia)
Parent Taxon Of: Black-footed mongoose, LeadQuote, Parent Taxon Of: Black-footed mongoose, Lead
The black-footed mongoose (Bdeogale nigripes), also called the black-legged mongoose, is a mongoose species native to Central Africa, where it inhabits deep deciduous forests from eastern Nigeria to the southern Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Bushy-tailed mongoose (Wikipedia)
Parent Taxon Of: Bushy-tailed mongoose, LeadQuote, Parent Taxon Of: Bushy-tailed mongoose, Lead
The bushy-tailed mongoose (Bdeogale crassicauda) is a mammal in the family Herpestidae found in central Africa, from southern Kenya to central Mozambique.
Jackson's mongoose (Wikipedia)
Parent Taxon Of: Jackson's mongoose, LeadQuote, Parent Taxon Of: Jackson's mongoose, Lead
Jackson's mongoose (Bdeogale jacksoni) is a mongoose species native to montane forests in Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania.
Sokoke dog mongoose (Wikipedia)
Parent Taxon Of: Sokoke dog mongoose, Lead, genusQuote, Parent Taxon Of: Sokoke dog mongoose, Lead, genus
Sokoke dog mongoose (Bdeogale omnivora) is a mongoose species endemic to the East African coastal forests of Tanzania and Kenya.
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