Galerella sanguinea

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Galerella sanguinea, commonly known as the slender mongoose, is a small, agile African carnivore recognized for its elongated body, reddish to brownish fur, and opportunistic hunting of insects, rodents, and other small animals.

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Label Occurrences
Galerella sanguinea canonical 2

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (55)

Predicate Object
instanceOf carnivoran ⓘ
mongoose ⓘ
species of mammal ⓘ
activityPattern diurnal ⓘ
binomialName Galerella sanguinea ⓘ
bodyLength 25–40 cm ⓘ
class Mammalia ⓘ
commonName black-tipped mongoose ⓘ
slender mongoose ⓘ
describedBy Johann Christian Daniel von Schreber ⓘ
diet amphibians ⓘ
carrion ⓘ
eggs ⓘ
insects ⓘ
reptiles ⓘ
rodents ⓘ
small birds ⓘ
family Herpestidae ⓘ
foragingStrategy opportunistic predator ⓘ
foundInCountry Angola ⓘ
Botswana ⓘ
Ethiopia ⓘ
Kenya ⓘ
Namibia ⓘ
South Africa ⓘ
Tanzania ⓘ
Uganda ⓘ
Zambia ⓘ
Zimbabwe ⓘ
furColor brownish ⓘ
reddish brown ⓘ
habitat open woodland ⓘ
savanna ⓘ
scrubland ⓘ
semi-arid areas ⓘ
IUCNStatus Least Concern ⓘ
IUCNStatusSystem IUCN Red List ⓘ
kingdom Animalia ⓘ
litterSize 1–3 young ⓘ
locomotion agile climber ⓘ
terrestrial ⓘ
nativeToContinent Africa ⓘ
nativeToRegion sub-Saharan Africa ⓘ
linked to: Sub-Saharan Africa
order Carnivora ⓘ
parentTaxon Galerella ⓘ
phylum Chordata ⓘ
reproduction gives birth to live young ⓘ
socialBehavior mostly solitary ⓘ
tailLength 25–33 cm ⓘ
tailTipColor black ⓘ
taxonRank species ⓘ
threats habitat modification ⓘ
persecution by humans ⓘ
weight 0.3–0.7 kg ⓘ
yearDescribed 1776 ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Herpestidae → includes → Galerella sanguinea ⓘ
Galerella sanguinea → binomialName → Galerella sanguinea ⓘ