The bushy-tailed mongoose, Bdeogale crassicauda, is a mongoose of the family Herpestidae found in central Africa from southern Kenya to central Mozambique. It has greyish to yellowish brown fur with dense underfur, a rounded head, short woolly ears, a plush muzzle and a wide, bushy tail. Five individuals captured in Arusha National Park had a head-to-body length of 383 to 407 millimeters and weighed about 1.3 kilograms. It prefers locations near rivers that provide cover and lives mainly in open shrubland and multilayered forest, and in northern Tanzania camera traps recorded it mostly in Acacia woodland and riparian zones. It is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, although habitat degradation and fragmentation, prey depletion and cattle grazing affect it.
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found in central Africa, from southern Kenya to central Mozambique
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found in central Africa, from southern Kenya to central Mozambique
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Bushy-tailed mongooses weigh less than 2 kg
Behavior
Bushy-tailed mongooses are solitary and primarily nocturnal, sleeping in holes and crevices during the day
Food Habits
Bushy-tailed mongooses are largely insectivorous, feeding mainly at night.
Economic Importance for Humans: Positive
There is no known economic importance of bushy-tailed mongooses.
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Conservation
The bushy-tailed mongoose is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.
Distribution and habitat
The bushy-tailed mongoose inhabits foremost open shrubland and multilayered forest.
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found in central Africa, from southern Kenya to central Mozambique
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It is negatively impacted by habitat degradation and fragmentation, prey depletion and land use dynamics caused by cattle grazing.
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The bushy-tailed mongoose (Bdeogale crassicauda) is a mammal in the family Herpestidae found in central Africa, from southern Kenya to central Mozambique. == Characteristics == The bushy-tailed mongoose has a greyish to yellowish brown fur.
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