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Genus of carnivores From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Bdeogale is a mongoose genus that was proposed by Wilhelm Peters in 1850 based on a mongoose specimen collected in Mozambique.[1] Bdeogale species have compact paws with four symmetrical toes, round ears and a blunt muzzle with a broad round and bare rhinarium. The genus contains four species that are primarily terrestrial and omnivorous and forage in dense vegetation.[2]
Bdeogale | |
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Drawing, 1850 | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Carnivora |
Suborder: | Feliformia |
Family: | Herpestidae |
Subfamily: | Herpestinae |
Genus: | Bdeogale Peters, 1850 |
Type species | |
Bdeogale crassicauda Peters, 1850 | |
Species | |
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Bdeogale crassicauda - blue Bdeogale jacksoni - violet Bdeogale nigripes - green |
Name | Distribution and IUCN Red List status |
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Bushy-tailed mongoose (B. crassicauda) Peters, 1852[3] |
Kenya and Tanzania LC[4] |
Black-footed mongoose (B. nigripes) Pucheran, 1855[5] | ![]() LC[6] |
Jackson's mongoose (B. jacksoni) (Thomas, 1894)[7] | ![]() NT[8] |
Sokoke dog mongoose (B. omnivora) Heller, 1914[9] | Kenya and Tanzania VU[10] |
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