The Angolan slender mongoose, Herpestes flavescens, is a small mongoose native to southwestern Angola and northwestern Namibia. It has a long, slim body and a long, well-furred tail, with a black or dark brown form in the southern part of its range and a yellowish or reddish brown form in the north. Males average about 343 millimeters in head and body length and females about 310 millimeters. It lives among kopjes, rocky outcrops and large granite boulders and in the woodlands and slopes around them. It is diurnal and largely solitary, with a home range of up to 4 square kilometers, and it eats insects, solifuges, scorpions, lizards, snakes and small birds and mammals. It is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List because it seems common and no particular threats have been identified.
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It has been listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, as it is not threatened and thought to be common.
Ecology
This mongoose is diurnal and largely solitary
Distribution and habitat
The natural habitat of this mongoose is kopjes, rocky outcrops and areas with large granite boulders, and the woodlands and slopes surrounding these features.
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specifically southwestern Angola and northwestern Namibia
Ecology, diet
The diet consists largely of insects, solifuges, scorpions, lizards, snakes, small birds and mammals.
Status
The Angolan slender mongoose has a somewhat limited range, and though its population size has not been estimated, it seems to be common and no particular threats have been identified.
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The Angolan slender mongoose (Herpestes flavescens) is a mongoose native to southwestern Africa, specifically southwestern Angola and northwestern Namibia.
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