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Some facts about the
White-naped weasel
Adult weight : 0.28 kg (0.616 lbs)
Female maturity :439 days
Gestation : 32 days
Weaning : 65 days
Litter size : 2
Litters per year : 1
Interval between litters : 240 days
Weight at birth : 0.004 kg (0.0088 lbs)
Weight at weaning : 0.05 kg (0.11 lbs)
African striped weasel
Order : Carnivora
Family : Mustelidae
Subfamily : Mustelinae
Species : Poecilogale albinucha
The African striped weasel 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 African striped weasel
The females are called 'bitch, doe or jill' and males 'buck, dog, hub or jack'. A African striped weasel group is called a 'boogle'.Countries
Angola, Botswana, Burundi, Congo, Democratic Republic of the, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Rwanda, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia and Zimbabwe
Facts about the African striped weasel
Poecilogale albinucha is found throughout sub-saharan Africa but is rare throughout its range. (Full text)
The African striped weasel is also a record holder when it comes to sexual prowess - with copulation sessions lasting anywhere between 60 to 80 minutes. (Full text)
TAXONOMIC NOTES AND ETYMOLOGYTaxonomic classificationBack to top ¤African striped weasel is classified in the phylum Chordata, subphylum Vertebrata, class Mammalia, order Carnivora, family Mustelidae, genus Poecilogale, species Albsinucha. (Full text)
1. Poecilogale, genus Poecilogale -- (muishonds)Poecilogale
genus Poecilogale
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