Common dwarf mongoose: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the common dwarf mongoose lives – recorded in 7 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Helogale parvula
Group	Mongooses, civets & genets
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	7 countries
Continents	Africa
Class	Mammal
Order	Carnivora
Family	Herpestidae

Where does the common dwarf mongoose live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the common dwarf mongoose in 7 countries and territories across Africa.

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

Is the common dwarf mongoose endangered?

The common dwarf mongoose’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Least concern” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the common dwarf mongoose?

The common dwarf mongoose (Helogale parvula) is a mammal in the order Carnivora and the family Herpestidae, genus Helogale. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the common dwarf mongoose

The common dwarf mongoose (Helogale parvula) is a mongoose species native to Angola, northern Botswana, northern Namibia, KwaZulu-Natal in South Africa, Zambia and East Africa. It is part of the genus Helogale, along with the Ethiopian dwarf mongoose.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Common dwarf mongoose (revision 1380728885), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q743563 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).