Galerella

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Galerella[1]
Galerella sanguinea.jpg
Slender mongoose (Galerella sanguinea)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Chordata
Class:
Mammalia
Order:
Carnivora
Family:
Herpestidae
Genus:
Galerella

Gray, 1864
Species
Galerella ranges.png
Galerella ranges

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Galerella is a genus of the mongoose family (Herpestidae) native to Africa and commonly called the slender mongooses.[1]

There are four or five species in this genus, with more than 30 subspecies.

Four of the species have long been established:[1]

A recent addition is the black mongoose, Galerella nigrata, which now is considered a separate species by many scientists, following genetic analysis. It was previously seen as a variant of Galerella sanguinea.[2]

References

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