White-tailed mongoose: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

White-tailed mongoose Ichneumia albicauda Least concern

Where the white-tailed mongoose lives – recorded in 8 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Recorded in (GBIF)Representative wild record

Pin and shaded countries are approximate. The pin is a representative wild sighting (a central record among 515 open-licence GBIF records), not an official range. Method · Records on GBIF · See mongooses, civets & genets on the world map

Scientific name	Ichneumia albicauda
Group	Mongooses, civets & genets
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	8 countries
Continents	Africa
Class	Mammal
Order	Carnivora
Family	Herpestidae

Where does the white-tailed mongoose live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the white-tailed mongoose in 8 countries and territories across Africa. Wikidata gives its range as: Uganda.

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 white-tailed mongoose endangered?

The white-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 white-tailed mongoose?

The white-tailed mongoose (Ichneumia albicauda) is a mammal in the order Carnivora and the family Herpestidae, genus Ichneumia. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the white-tailed mongoose

The white-tailed mongoose (Ichneumia albicauda) is a species in the mongoose family Herpestidae. It is the only member of the genus Ichneumia.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article White-tailed mongoose (revision 1364994609), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q906945 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).