Galerella Gray 1864 (slender mongoose)
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Mammalia - Carnivora - Herpestidae
Parent taxon: Herpestidae according to L. Werdelin and S. Peigne 2010
See also Mivart 1882 and Peigné et al. 2005
Sister taxa: Bdeogale, Crossarchus, Cynictis, Dologale, Helogale, Herpestes, Herpestinae, Ichneumia, Legetetia, Liberiictis, Mungos, Paracynictis, Rhynchogale, Suricata, Ugandictis, Xenogale
Subtaxa: Galerella nigrata Galerella ochracea Galerella pulverulenta
Type: Herpestes ochraceus
Ecology: ground dwelling insectivore-carnivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of South Africa (15 collections)
• Miocene of Kenya (1)
Total: 16 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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