Pousargues's mongoose Dologale dybowskii Data deficient
Where the Pousargues's mongoose lives – recorded in 1 country, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.
Pin and shaded countries are approximate. The pin is a representative wild-collected museum specimen (a central record among 11 open-licence GBIF records – few open-licence observations were available), not an official range. Method · Records on GBIF · See mongooses, civets & genets on the world map
| Scientific name | Dologale dybowskii |
|---|---|
| Group | Mongooses, civets & genets |
| Status | Data deficient (Wikidata, IUCN category label) |
| Found in | 1 country |
| Continents | Africa |
| Class | Mammal |
| Order | Carnivora |
| Family | Herpestidae |
Where does the Pousargues's mongoose live?
Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the Pousargues's mongoose in 1 country or territory 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 Pousargues's mongoose endangered?
The Pousargues's mongoose’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Data deficient” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.
What kind of animal is the Pousargues's mongoose?
The Pousargues's mongoose (Dologale dybowskii) is a mammal in the order Carnivora and the family Herpestidae, genus Dologale. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)
About the Pousargues's mongoose
Pousargues's mongoose (Dologale dybowskii), also known as the African tropical savannah mongoose, is a mongoose native to Central Africa. It is listed as data deficient on the IUCN Red List as little is known about its distribution and ecology. It is the only species in the genus Dologale.
Up to the late 20th century, it was known from only around 30 zoological specimens in natural history museum collections.
Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Pousargues's mongoose (revision 1314577221), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q1537751 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).
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