Herpestes sanguineus orestes Heller 1911 (slender mongoose)
Mammalia - Carnivora - Herpestidae
Alternative combination: Mungos sanguineus orestes
Full reference: E. Heller. 1911. New species of rodents and carnivores from equatorial Africa. Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections 56(17):1-16
Belongs to Herpestes sanguineus according to M. E. Taylor 1975
See also Heller 1911
Sister taxon: Mungos sanguineus rendilis
Type specimen: U. S. Nat. Mus. 164152, a skull.
Ecology: ground dwelling insectivore-carnivore
Distribution: there are no occurrences of Herpestes sanguineus orestes in the database