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Crossarchus (cusimanses)

Synonyms: Crosarchus; Crossachus

Wikipedia Abstract

Crossarchus is a genus of mongoose, commonly referred to as kusimanse (often cusimanse), mangue, or dwarf mongoose. Of three subfamilies of Herpestidae (Herpestinae, Mungotinae and Galidiinae), dwarf mongooses belong to Herpestinae or Mungotinae, which are small, highly social mongooses.
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Species

Crossarchus alexandri (Alexander's Kusimanse) (Attributes)
Crossarchus ansorgei (Angolan Kusimanse) (Attributes)
Crossarchus obscurus (Common Kusimanse) (Attributes)
Crossarchus platycephalus (Flat-headed Kusimanse) (Attributes)

External References

Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0