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MammalMAP:   7796
Province:  
Country:   Kenya
Locus:   0339BD
Observer:   Jackson Colin
Date of record:   2013-06-24
Number of photos:   2
Notes:   adult cornered by our Jack Russell (as shown in photo) - the mongoose escaped into the sea after shredding the dog's snout!
Last updated:   2020-12-03 13:24:54
Sp. code:   195840
Species name:   Atilax paludinosus
Common name:   Marsh Mongoose -- Water Mongoose
Family:   Herpestidae
Record status:   ACCEPTED
Collector's species id:   Marsh (Water) Mongoose
Institution:   ADU-UCT
Record URL:   https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=MammalMAP-7796
Links:   • Locus: Summary | Records       • Species: Records | Distribution map
VM-number: 7796 - photo: 1
VM-number: 7796 - photo: 2

Comments by the Expert Panel on this record:

Comment number:   1
By:   Megan Loftie-Eaton
Comment:  
Date:   2013-11-08 05:13:48
Species name:   Atilax paludinosus -- Marsh Mongoose; Water Mongoose
Species code:   195840

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