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Dologale

Mammal Genera

Dologale is a genus of mongoose in the family Herpestidae containing a single living species, Pousargues's mongoose (Dologale dybowskii), which ranges from the northern Democratic Republic of the Congo, South Sudan and the Central African Republic to western Uganda. It is brown with a grey belly and face, a bushy tail and strong-clawed front feet, with a body length of 25 to 33 centimeters and a tail of 16 to 23 centimeters. It is listed as Data Deficient on the IUCN Red List, and up to the late twentieth century was known only from around thirty museum specimens. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

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Living or Extinct
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Genus 2
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1. Wikidata (taxon extant/extinct status)
Wikimedia Foundation / Wikidata contributorsQ11840392, descriptionView the Source
2. Pousargues's mongoose (Wikipedia)
  • Introduction
    Pousargues's mongoose (Dologale dybowskii), also known as the African tropical savannah mongoose, is a mongoose native to Central Africa.
  • Taxonomic rank (structure-wave classification, ruling 761/926)
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Wikidata: Dologale
Wikidata Q1537751, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
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