Kingdom Animalia Class Mammalia Family Herpestidae Scientific name Galerella flavescens | Phylum Chordata Order Carnivora Genus Galerella Rank Species | |
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Similar Somalian slender mongoose, Angolan kusimanse, Alexander's kusimanse, Flat‑headed kusimanse, Pousargues's mongoose | ||
The Angolan slender mongoose (Galerella flavescens) is a mongoose that lives in southern Africa, specifically Angola and Namibia. It lives in the savannah and avoids desert and dense forests.
This animal has a long slim body and the males are around 15% bigger than the females. It has 38 teeth.
Males do not help in raising the young. The young open their eyes at 3 weeks and leave their mother at around 10 weeks and at 24 weeks get their adult teeth.
References
Angolan slender mongoose Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA