Pictures and facts about the White-tailed mongoose

White-tailed mongoose

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

Facts about the genus Ichneumia, the white-tailed mongoose

The white-tailed mongoose is quite rare, except in the eastern coastal forests.

Behaviour: The White-tailed Mongoose is mainly solitary, but may live in small clans.

Senegal Galago and Side striped Jackal may be found in the rest camp at night and White-tailed Mongoose is common but more likely to be found on a night drive.

The white-tailed mongoose is a larger, solitary species, which is nocturnal but may sometimes be seen at dawn or dusk. (Full text)

We will do a night drive tonight to look for owls (no less than 11 species occur here), nightjars and mammals (Leopard, Bushpig and White-tailed Mongoose are often seen. (Full text)

A close relative -the White-tailed Mongoose -is nocturnal and may appear in your car headlights when driving at night. (Full text)

Many aspects of the reproduction of the white tailed mongoose are missing, although there is some information known. (Full text)

The genus name, Ichneumia, is derived from the Greek "ichneumon", which means 'tracker'. (Full text)

The white tailed mongoose is a large, long haired mongoose. (Full text)

The eland, giraffe, wildebeest and lesser kudu seem to be popping up in and outside the Ranch which is probably seasonal, though pleasing to note, the caracal has been sighted below the lodge and in the lodge our genets and white-tailed mongoose are fully booked up with nocturnal insect hunts around the lights. (Full text)

The White tailed mongoose is a large nocturnal animal often picked up with a spot light. (Full text)

The badger-sized white-tailed mongoose is the largest of the family and is regularly encountered on sand tracks after dark. (Full text)