Long-nosed mongoose: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the long-nosed mongoose lives – recorded in 1 country, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Herpestes naso
Group	Mongooses, civets & genets
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	1 country
Continents	Africa
Class	Mammal
Order	Carnivora
Family	Herpestidae

Where does the long-nosed mongoose live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the long-nosed mongoose in 1 country or territory across Africa.

Cameroon

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 long-nosed mongoose endangered?

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

What kind of animal is the long-nosed mongoose?

The long-nosed mongoose (Herpestes naso) is a mammal in the order Carnivora and the family Herpestidae, genus Herpestes. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the long-nosed mongoose

The long-nosed mongoose (Xenogale naso) is a mongoose native to Central African wetlands and rainforests. It has been listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List since 1996. Although formerly classified in Herpestes, more recent studies indicate that it belongs in the monotypic taxon Xenogale.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Long-nosed mongoose (revision 1313850976), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q764948 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).