Bdeogale crassicauda
E687054
Bdeogale crassicauda is a species of African mongoose known as the bushy-tailed mongoose, characterized by its dense fur and thick, bushy tail.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Bdeogale jacksoni | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
mammal
ⓘ
mongoose ⓘ species ⓘ |
| activityPattern |
crepuscular
ⓘ
nocturnal ⓘ |
| binomialName | Bdeogale crassicauda NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bodyFur | dense ⓘ |
| class | Mammalia ⓘ |
| commonName | bushy-tailed mongoose ⓘ |
| conservationStatus | Least Concern ⓘ |
| conservationStatusSystem | IUCN Red List NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| describedBy | Wilhelm Peters NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| diet |
carnivorous
ⓘ
insectivorous ⓘ |
| family | Herpestidae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| foundInCountry |
Angola
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Burundi NERFINISHED ⓘ Democratic Republic of the Congo NERFINISHED ⓘ Kenya NERFINISHED ⓘ Malawi NERFINISHED ⓘ Mozambique NERFINISHED ⓘ Rwanda NERFINISHED ⓘ Tanzania NERFINISHED ⓘ Uganda NERFINISHED ⓘ Zambia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genus | Bdeogale NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| habitat |
forest
ⓘ
miombo woodland ⓘ woodland ⓘ |
| hasLanguageIndependentName | Bdeogale crassicauda NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isEndothermic | true ⓘ |
| isTerrestrial | true ⓘ |
| isWild | true ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| nativeToContinent | Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nativeToRegion |
central Africa
ⓘ
eastern Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| order | Carnivora ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| preysOn |
insects
ⓘ
small vertebrates ⓘ |
| reproductiveMode | viviparous ⓘ |
| tailCharacteristic |
bushy
ⓘ
thick ⓘ |
| taxonRank | species ⓘ |
| yearDescribed | 1852 ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Bdeogale jacksoni