Somalian slender mongoose | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Carnivora |
Family: | Herpestidae |
Subfamily: | Herpestinae |
Genus: | Galerella |
Species: | G. ochracea |
Binomial name | |
Galerella ochracea |
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Somalian slender mongoose range |
The Somalian slender mongoose (Galerella ochracea) is a mongoose endemic to Somalia. It is a small to medium-sized carnivoran, averaging about 0.6 kg (1.3 lbs) in weight.