The black mongoose is a subspecies of the Angolan slender mongoose occurring in Namibia and Angola. It was originally described as a separate species by Oldfield Thomas in 1928, later considered a subspecies of the slender mongoose, then reclassified as a distinct species after genetic analysis indicated it was distinct, though further evidence suggests it is in fact conspecific with the Angolan slender mongoose.
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Source Black mongoose (Wikipedia)
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1. Black mongoose (Wikipedia)
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The black mongoose now occupies a distinct habitat in areas with large boulders and rocky outcrops known as inselbergs in the mountainous regions of northwest Namibia and southwest Angola.
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The black mongoose is a stalking predator that will sometimes pursue prey much larger than itself, such as rock hyraxes, but more commonly birds, such as guinea fowl and drongos, and rodents.
Child Taxon Of: Herpestes, Taxobox
Wikipedia taxobox field: genus = Herpestes
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3. Wikipedia: Black mongoose
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4. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy (IUCN Red List category): IUCN Red List category of Herpestes flavescens
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"category": "LEAST_CONCERN"
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