Bushy-tailed mongoose Bdeogale crassicauda Least concern
Where the bushy-tailed mongoose lives, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.
Pin and shaded countries are approximate. The pin is a representative wild sighting (a central record among 11 open-licence GBIF records), not an official range. Method · Records on GBIF · See mongooses, civets & genets on the world map
| Scientific name | Bdeogale crassicauda |
|---|---|
| Group | Mongooses, civets & genets |
| Status | Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label) |
| Class | Mammal |
| Order | Carnivora |
| Family | Herpestidae |
Is the bushy-tailed mongoose endangered?
The bushy-tailed mongoose’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Least concern” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.
What kind of animal is the bushy-tailed mongoose?
The bushy-tailed mongoose (Bdeogale crassicauda) is a mammal in the order Carnivora and the family Herpestidae, genus Bdeogale. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)
About the bushy-tailed mongoose
The bushy-tailed mongoose (Bdeogale crassicauda) is a mammal in the family Herpestidae found in central Africa, from southern Kenya to central Mozambique.
Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Bushy-tailed mongoose (revision 1314173902), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q1017414 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).
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