The Somalian slender mongoose (''Herpestes ochraceus'') is a small mammal found in
Somalia
Somalia, , Osmanya script: ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐; ar, ุงูุตูู
ุงู, aแนฃ-แนขลซmฤl officially the Federal Republic of SomaliaThe ''Federal Republic of Somalia'' is the country's name per Article 1 of thProvisional Constituti ...
and adjacent regions.
[ It is a small to medium-sized carnivoran, averaging about in weight.
It was first described by ]John Edward Gray
John Edward Gray, FRS (12 February 1800 โ 7 March 1875) was a British zoologist. He was the elder brother of zoologist George Robert Gray and son of the pharmacologist and botanist Samuel Frederick Gray (1766โ1828). The same is used for ...
in 1848, based on a male brownish yellow mongoose collected in Somalia.
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Somalian slender mongoose
The Somalian slender mongoose (''Herpestes ochraceus'') is a small mammal found in Somalia and adjacent regions. It is a small to medium-sized carnivoran, averaging about in weight.
It was first described by John Edward Gray
John Edward Gr ...
Mammals of Somalia
Fauna of the Horn of Africa
Somalian slender mongoose
The Somalian slender mongoose (''Herpestes ochraceus'') is a small mammal found in Somalia and adjacent regions. It is a small to medium-sized carnivoran, averaging about in weight.
It was first described by John Edward Gray
John Edward Gr ...
Somalian slender mongoose
The Somalian slender mongoose (''Herpestes ochraceus'') is a small mammal found in Somalia and adjacent regions. It is a small to medium-sized carnivoran, averaging about in weight.
It was first described by John Edward Gray
John Edward Gr ...
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