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Ichneumia

Mammal Genera

Ichneumia is a genus of mongoose in the family Herpestidae containing a single living species, the white-tailed mongoose (Ichneumia albicauda). It is among the largest mongooses, averaging about 3.38 kilograms and 53 to 71 centimeters in head and body length, with a bushy tail making up as much as 40 percent of its total length, brownish yellow at the base and white toward the tip. Its body is yellow to tan with long black guard hairs giving a grizzled grey look, and it inhabits most of Africa south of the Sahara and the southern Arabian Peninsula. It is primarily nocturnal, terrestrial and largely solitary, and unlike many other mongooses it rarely stands upright on its hind feet.

Facts
Taxonomic Rank
Genus 2
Member Count Band
Under 10 Species 3
Era First Appeared
Neogene 4
Classification
Living or Extinct
Yes 1
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Sources
1. Wikidata (taxon extant/extinct status)
Wikimedia Foundation / Wikidata contributorsQ10772632, descriptionView the Source
2. White-tailed mongoose (Wikipedia)
  • Introduction
    The white-tailed mongoose (Ichneumia albicauda) is a species in the mongoose family Herpestidae.
  • Taxonomic rank (structure-wave classification, ruling 761/926)
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3. Catalogue of Life (ChecklistBank): Taxon metrics for Ichneumia
Catalogue of Life (ChecklistBank)Taxon metrics, speciesExtantCount
Quote, Taxon metrics, speciesExtantCount
"speciesExtantCount": 1
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4. Paleobiology Database: Taxon record for Ichneumia
Paleobiology DatabaseTaxon record, first appearance (firstapp_max_ma, early_interval)
Quote, Taxon record, first appearance (firstapp_max_ma, early_interval)
"taxon_name": "Ichneumia" ... "firstapp_max_ma": 11.63 ... "early_interval": "Tortonian"
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Wikidata: Ichneumia
Wikidata Q906945, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
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