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MammalMAP:   18906
Province:   North West
Country:   South Africa
Locus:   2726BA
Observer:   Archer A.M.
Date of record:   2016-08-09
Number of photos:   1
Notes:  
Last updated:   2020-12-03 13:24:54
Sp. code:   196340
Species name:   Herpestes sanguineus
Common name:   Slender Mongoose -- Slender Mongoose
Family:   Herpestidae
Record status:   ACCEPTED
Collector's species id:   Water Mongoose
Institution:   ADU-UCT
Record URL:   https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=MammalMAP-18906
Links:   • Locus: Summary | Records       • Species: Records | Distribution map
VM-number: 18906 - photo: 1

Comments by the Expert Panel on this record:

Comment number:   1
By:   Ashwell Glasson
Comment:  
Date:   2016-08-23 14:46:18
Species name:   Atilax paludinosus -- Marsh Mongoose; Water Mongoose
Species code:   195840
Comment number:   2
By:   Emmanuel Do Linh San
Comment:   This is a "fat" Slender Mongoose, with typical rusty coat color and black-tipped tail.
Date:   2017-11-25 12:30:07
Species name:   Herpestes sanguineus -- Slender Mongoose; Slender Mongoose
Species code:   196340

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