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Yellow mongoose
Order : Carnivora
Family : Herpestidae
Subfamily : Herpestinae
Species : Cynictis penicillata
Keeping away from forests, desert, and montane habitats, the Yellow mongoose (Cynictis penicillata) can primarily be found in semi-arid, open habitats including grasslands and scrub. It can be found in Africa in Angola, Botswana, South Africa, Namibia, and Zimbabwe. "Living in colonies of up to 20 individuals in a permanent underground burrow complex, the yellow mongoose will often co-exist with ground squirrels or suricates and share maintenance of the warren, adding new tunnels and burrows as necessary. The tunnel system has many entrances, nearby which the yellow mongoose makes its latrines." (source) They hunt for insects and birds or eggs in the daytime and sometimes at night.
The Yellow mongoose is listed as Least Concern (LR/lc), lowest risk. Does not qualify for a more at risk category. Widespread and abundant taxa are included in this category, on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
Namings for the yellow mongoose
A yellow mongoose group is called a 'mongeese or mongaggle'.
Facts about the yellow mongoose
They also share a broadly similar diet (mainly insects) but differ ecologically in that Suricates locate much of their prey by digging, whereas Yellow Mongooses are surface foragers.
Geographic Range The yellow mongoose is endemic to and widely distributed throughout Southern Africa. (Full text)
Yellow mongoose is the prettiest (Full text)
Yellow mongoose is the prettiest Viewed: 67 times. (Full text)
Yellow MongooseThe Yellow Mongoose is a sleek, 2 ft long mammal from southern Africa. (Full text)
The Yellow Mongoose is an extremely sociable animal: they live in colonies of up to 20 but also happily co-exist in underground warrens with ground squirrels (Full text)
By these criteria, yellow mongooses are placed in the other cluster with the solitary and semi-solitary species. (Full text)
What is known about the behavior and habits of the yellow mongoose is interesting in itself and in comparison to the meerkat. (Full text)
Physical Appearance The yellow mongoose is one of the smaller mongoose species. (Full text)
In particular the yellow mongoose is verycommon in urban areas. (Full text)
Members of this species don't all look alike: in the warmer north, 'yellow' mongooses are grey and have shorter hair and shorter tails (Full text)
Yellow mongooses are mostly diurnal (Full text)
Members of these species don't all look alike: in the warmer north, the yellow mongooses are grey and have shorter hair and tails, and smaller bodies, than their southern counterparts. (Full text)
The Yellow Mongoose is an extremely sociable animal: they live in colonies of up to 20 but also happily (Full text)