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Angolan slender mongoose

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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