Somalian slender mongoose

Somalian slender mongoose
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Carnivora
Suborder:	Feliformia
Family:	Herpestidae
Genus:	Galerella
Species:	G. ochracea[2]
Binomial name
	Galerella ochracea[2]; (Gray, 1848)
	Somalian slender mongoose range

The Somalian slender mongoose (Herpestes ochraceus) is a small mammal found in Somalia and adjacent regions.[2] It is a small to medium-sized carnivoran, averaging about 0.6 kg (1.3 lbs) in weight.[3]

References

Taylor, M.E. & Do Linh San, E. (2015). "Herpestes ochraceus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2015: e.T41605A86159385.
Wozencraft, W.C. (2005). "Species Galerella ochracea". In Wilson, D.E.; Reeder, D.M (eds.). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. 532–628. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
Kingdon, Jonathan et al; Mammals of Africa, Volumes 1-6 pp303

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[iucn-1] Taylor, M.E. & Do Linh San, E. (2015). "Herpestes ochraceus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2015: e.T41605A86159385.

[msw3-2] Wozencraft, W.C. (2005). "Species Galerella ochracea". In Wilson, D.E.; Reeder, D.M (eds.). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. 532–628. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.

[3] Kingdon, Jonathan et al; Mammals of Africa, Volumes 1-6 pp303