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Somalian slender mongoose

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Mammalia

Family
  
Herpestidae

Scientific name
  
Galerella ochracea

Phylum
  
Chordata

Order
  
Carnivora

Subfamily
  
Herpestinae

Rank
  
Species

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Similar
  
Angolan slender mongoose, Flat‑headed kusimanse, Alexander's kusimanse, Angolan kusimanse, Pousargues's mongoose

The Somalian slender mongoose (Galerella ochracea) is a mongoose endemic to Somalia. It is a small to medium-sized carnivoran, averaging about 0.6 kg (1.3 lbs) in weight.

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Somalian slender mongoose Wikipedia