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White-tailed mongoose
(No Subspecific status)
Ichneumia albicauda
(CUVIER, 1829)


Photo by: A.Kantorovich
    
Additional images here: www.biolib.cz

Number of Subspecies:06
Subspecies:01. Ichneumia albicauda albicauda - Senegal to E Sudan, Eritrea, and Somalia, also Arabian Peninsular
02. I.a. dialeucos - N Kenya, S Somalia, and S Ethiopia
03. I.a. grandis - S Angola, Zambia, S Tanzania, to South Africa
04. I.a. ibeana - DR Congo to C Kenya
05. I.a. loandae - N Angola and S DR Congo
06. I.a. loempo - W Africa (Guinea)

Information Source for Taxonomy:Wilson, Don E. / Mittermeier, Russell A. HANDBOOK OF THE MAMMALS OF THE WORLD; Vol. 1 - Carnivores, 2009
 
Range:Senegal, Guinea, Angola, DR Congo, Kenya, Angola, Zambia, Tanzania, South Africa, Somalia, Ethiopia, Sudan, Eritrea, Arabia
Head-Torso-Length:47 - 71 cm
Tail length:36 - 47 cm
Weight:1,8 - 5,2 kg
Food:Predominantly insectivorous
IUCN status:LC (Least Concern)
 


Current Holdings • Former Holdings
 
Europe (EU)
  Bulgaria (1 Holding(s)):
 
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  • Sofia (Zoo) 
    Holding(s): 1
     
    Asia
      United Arab Emirates (2 Holding(s)):
     
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  • Al Hefaiyah (Mountain Conservation Centre) 
     
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  • Sharjah (Arabia`s Wildlife Centre) 
    Holding(s): 2