Angolan kusimanse

The Angolan kusimanse, Crossarchus ansorgei, also known as Ansorge's kusimanse, is a small mongoose with two recognized subspecies, C. a. ansorgei in Angola and C. a. nigricolor in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, whose ranges do not overlap. It prefers rainforest habitat and avoids regions inhabited by humans. It grows to 12 to 18 inches in length with a tail of 6 to 10 inches and weighs 1 to 3 pounds. Until 1984 the species was known only from two specimens from Baringa, but it is now thought to be quite common in some regions. Little is known about it, there are no estimates of its wild population, and probable threats are habitat loss and bushmeat hunting, though Salonga National Park protects it.