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The Dwarf Mongoose (Helogale parvula), sometimes called Common Dwarf Mongoose to distinguish it from the Desert Dwarf Mongoose (H. hirtula) is a small African carnivore belonging to the mongoose family (Herpestidae). The conservation status of a species is an indicator of the likelihood of that species continuing to survive. ...
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Scientific classification or biological classification is how biologists group and categorize extinct and living species of organisms (as opposed to folk taxonomy). ...
Phyla Subregnum Parazoa Porifera (sponges) Subregnum Agnotozoa Placozoa (trichoplax) Orthonectida (orthonectids) Rhombozoa (dicyemids) Subregnum Eumetazoa Radiata (unranked) (radial symmetry) Ctenophora (comb jellies) Cnidaria (coral, jellyfish, anemones) Bilateria (unranked) (bilateral symmetry) Acoelomorpha (basal) Myxozoa (slime animals) Superphylum Deuterostomia (blastopore becomes anus) Chordata (vertebrates, etc. ...
Typical Classes Subphylum Urochordata - Tunicatas Ascidiacea Thaliacea Larvacea Subphylum Cephalochordata - Lancelets Subphylum Myxini - Hagfishes Subphylum Vertebrata - Vertebrates Petromyzontida - Lampreys Placodermi (extinct) Chondrichthyes - Cartilaginous fishes Acanthodii (extinct) Actinopterygii - Ray-finned fishes Actinistia - Coelacanths Dipnoi - Lungfishes Amphibia - Amphibians Reptilia - Reptiles Aves - Birds Mammalia - Mammals Chordates (phylum Chordata) include the vertebrates, together with...
Orders Subclass Multituberculata (extinct) Plagiaulacida Cimolodonta Subclass Palaeoryctoides (extinct) Subclass Triconodonta (extinct) Subclass Australosphenida Ausktribosphenida Monotremata Subclass Eutheria (excludes extinct ancestors) Afrosoricida Anagaloidea (extinct) Arctostylopida (extinct) Artiodactyla Carnivora Cetacea Chiroptera Cimolesta (extinct) Creodonta (extinct) Condylarthra (extinct) Dermoptera Desmostylia (extinct) Dinocerata (extinct) Embrithopoda (extinct) Hyracoidea Insectivora Lagomorpha Litopterna (extinct) Macroscelidea Mesonychia...
Families Ailuridae Amphicyonidae†Canidae Felidae Herpestidae Hyaenidae Mephitidae Miacidae†Mustelidae Nandiniidae Nimravidae†Odobenidae Otariidae Phocidae Procyonidae Ursidae Viverravidae†Viverridae The diverse order Carnivora pronounced: (from Latin caro flesh, + vorare to devour) includes over 260 placental mammals. ...
Genera 17 genera, see text The mongoose is any member of the Herpestidae family of small, cat-like carnivores. ...
Herpestinae is subfamily of Mongoose. ...
In biology, binomial nomenclature is the formal method of naming species. ...
Carl Jakob Sundevall (1801 - 1875) was a Swedish zoologist. ...
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Binomial name Helogale hirtula Thomas, 1904 The Desert Dwarf Mongoose (AKA Ethiopian Dwarf Mongoose or Somali Dwarf Mongoose) is a pink mongoose found in eastern Africa. ...
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Families Ailuridae Amphicyonidae†Canidae Felidae Herpestidae Hyaenidae Mephitidae Miacidae†Mustelidae Nandiniidae Nimravidae†Odobenidae Otariidae Phocidae Procyonidae Ursidae Viverravidae†Viverridae The diverse order Carnivora pronounced: (from Latin caro flesh, + vorare to devour) includes over 260 placental mammals. ...
Subfamiles Herpestinae A mongoose is any member of the Herpestidae family of small, vaguely cat-like carnivores. ...
Physical characteristics
The Dwarf Mongoose is a typical mongoose: it has a large pointed head, small ears, a long tail, short limbs, and long paws. The species can be distinguished from other mongooses by its size. It is much smaller than most other species (18 to 28 cm, 210 to 350 grams). The soft fur is very variable in color, ranging from yellowish red to dark brown. The limbs and belly are lighter colored. The back is usually speckled.
Distribution and habitat The Dwarf Mongoose is primarily found in dry grassland, open forests, bushland, up to 2,000 meters high. It is especially common in areas with many termite mounds, their favorite food. The species avoids dense forests and dry areas. Dwarf Mongooses can also be found in the surroundings of settlements, and are quite tame. An Inner Mongolian Grassland. ...
The term bushland usually refers to an area that has only a sparse flora and fauna. ...
Families Reticulitermes spp. ...
The species ranges from East to southern Central Africa, from Eritrea and Ethiopia to Transvaal and South Africa. heyheyehy i am so bored but i luv english! this sucks the ug one! =[ Eastern Africa (UN subregion) East African Community Central African Federation (defunct) geographic, including above East Africa or Eastern Africa is the easternmost region of the African continent, variably defined by geography or geopolitics. ...
Flag of Transvaal The Transvaal (lit. ...
Behavior The Dwarf Mongoose is a diurnal animal. It is a social species that lives in family groups of two to twenty animals. A group consists of more females than males. There is a strict hierarchy within a group, headed by a dominant pair. The dominant female is the leader of the group, while the dominant male is very cautious and is often inspecting the surroundings from higher ground. A diurnal animal is an animal that sleeps during the night and is active during the day. ...
For the various types of hierarchy, see hierarchy (disambiguation) A hierarchy (in Greek: , it is derived from -hieros, sacred, and -arkho, rule) is a system of ranking and organizing things or people, where each element of the system (except for the top element) is subordinate to a single other element. ...
A group mainly resides in the neighbourhood of a burrow; often termite mounds but sometimes hollow places between stones, hollow trees, etc. A group often lives near a bee or wasp nest, which protects them against predators. Burrows near farms are popular for the same reason, as long as there are no dogs and cats. The territory has the size of a few hectares. Some territories overlap slightly, which can lead to confrontations between different groups. In ethology, sociobiology and behavioral ecology, the term territory refers to any geographical area that an animal of a particular species consistently defends against conspecifics (and, occasionally, animals of other species). ...
Only the dominant female is allowed to give birth. After the gestation period of 53 days, six young mongooses are born.
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Food The diet of the Dwarf Mongoose consists of insects (mainly termites, grasshoppers and crickets), spiders, scorpions, small lizards, small birds and rodents, supplemented with fruit. Classes & Orders See taxonomy Insects are invertebrate animals of the Class Insecta, the largest and (on land) most widely-distributed taxon within the phylum Arthropoda. ...
Families Reticulitermes spp. ...
Families Grasshoppers are herbivorous insects of the suborder Caelifera in the order Orthoptera. ...
Subfamilies See text Crickets, family Gryllidae (also known as true crickets), are insects somewhat related to grasshoppers and more closely related to katydids or bush crickets (order Orthoptera). ...
Suborders Araneomorphae Mesothelae Mygalomorphae See the taxonomy section for families Spiders are predatory invertebrate animals that produce silk, and have two tagma, eight legs, no chewing mouth parts and no wings. ...
Superfamilies Pseudochactoidea Buthoidea Chaeriloidea Chactoidea Iuroidea Scorpionoidea See classification for families. ...
Families Many, see text. ...
Suborders Sciuromorpha Castorimorpha Myomorpha Anomaluromorpha Hystricomorpha Rodentia is an order of mammals (Mammalia). ...
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