Helogale is a genus of mongoose in the family Herpestidae comprising two species and twelve subspecies, and includes the smallest mongooses in the world, both endemic to Africa. It contains the Ethiopian dwarf mongoose (Helogale hirtula), found in eastern Africa including Ethiopia, Kenya and Somalia, and the more widespread common dwarf mongoose (Helogale parvula), ranging from Eritrea and Ethiopia south to Limpopo and Mpumalanga in South Africa. Both species are social, diurnal and vulnerable to predation because of their small size, and both live independently of open water, unlike many other mongooses.
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Source Common dwarf mongoose (Wikipedia)
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both are endemic to Africa
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1. Wikidata (taxon extant/extinct status)
Wikimedia Foundation / Wikidata contributorsQ244233, descriptionView the Source 2. Helogale (Wikipedia)
Introduction
Helogale is a genus of the mongoose family (Herpestidae).
- Taxonomic rank (structure-wave classification, ruling 761/926)
View the Source3. Catalogue of Life (ChecklistBank): Taxon metrics for Helogale
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"speciesExtantCount": 2
4. Paleobiology Database: Taxon record for Helogale
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"taxon_name": "Helogale" ... "firstapp_max_ma": 11.63 ... "early_interval": "Tortonian"
Wikidata: Helogale
Wikidata Q244233, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source Common dwarf mongoose (Wikipedia)
Parent Taxon Of: Common dwarf mongoose, LeadQuote, Parent Taxon Of: Common dwarf mongoose, Lead
The common dwarf mongoose (Helogale parvula) is a mongoose species native to Angola, northern Botswana, northern Namibia, KwaZulu-Natal in South Africa, Zambia and East Africa.
Ethiopian dwarf mongoose (Wikipedia)
Parent Taxon Of: Ethiopian dwarf mongoose, LeadQuote, Parent Taxon Of: Ethiopian dwarf mongoose, Lead
The Ethiopian dwarf mongoose (Helogale hirtula), also known as the desert dwarf mongoose or Somali dwarf mongoose, is a mongoose native to East Africa, particularly Ethiopia, Kenya, and Somalia.
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