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Pousargues's mongoose
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Pousargues's mongoose

Order : Carnivora
Family : Herpestidae
Subfamily : Herpestinae
Genus : Dologale

Facts about the genus Dologale, the Pousargues's mongoose

(Pousargues, 1893) (Eng) Pousargues' or savannah mongoose (Fre) Mangouste de Dybowsky Taxonomic notes The monotypic genus Dologale is considered sister group to Helogale and this species was once described as Herpestes (Wilson & Reeder, 1993). (Full text)