Interesting Facts
Common Names
Common Names in English:
Cape Grey Mongoose, Small Grey Mongoose
Description
Habitat
Biome: Terrestrial [1].
Ecology:
This species has a wide habitat
tolerance, and is found in forested
areas as well as open country (Cavallini in press
). They are often
associated with refuge areas, such as dense bushes and rocky outcrops,
and avoid open fields
with short vegetation (Cavallini and Nel 1990).
Often abundant close to human settlements
. Catholic diet
, though
their primary food
is generally small mammals or insects (Cavallini
in press).[1].
List of Habitats:
- 3 Shrubland
- 3.5 Shrubland - Subtropical/Tropical Dry
- 3.8 Shrubland - Mediterranean-type Shrubby Vegetation [more info]
Taxonomy
- Domain:
Eukaryota
(
)
- Whittaker & Margulis,1978
- eukaryotes
- Kingdom:
Animalia
()
- C. Linnaeus, 1758
- animals
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
()
- (Hatschek, 1888) Cavalier-Smith, 1983
- Branch:
Deuterostomia
()
- Grobben, 1908
- Infrakingdom:
Chordonia
()
- (Haeckel, 1874) Cavalier-Smith, 1998
- Phylum:
Chordata
()
- Bateson, 1885
- Chordates
- Subphylum:
Vertebrata
()
- Cuvier, 1812
- Vertebrates
- Infraphylum:
Gnathostomata
()
- auct.
- Jawed Vertebrates
- Superclass:
Tetrapoda
()
- Goodrich, 1930
- Class:
Mammalia
()
- C. Linnaeus, 1758
- Subclass:
Theriiformes
()
- (Rowe, 1988) M.C. McKenna & S.K. Bell, 1997
- Infraclass:
Holotheria
()
- (Wible et al., 1995) M.C. McKenna & S.K. Bell, 1997
- Superlegion:
Trechnotheria
()
- McKenna, 1975
- Legion:
Cladotheria
()
- McKenna, 1975
- Sublegion:
Zatheria
()
- McKenna, 1975
- Infralegion:
Tribosphenida
()
- (McKenna, 1975) M.C. McKenna & S.K. Bell, 1997
- Supercohort:
Theria
()
- (Parker & Haswell, 1897) M.C. McKenna & S.K. Bell, 1997
- Cohort:
Placentalia
()
- (Owen, 1837) M.C. McKenna & S.K. Bell, 1997
- Magnorder:
Epitheria
()
- (Mckenna, 1975) M.c. Mckenna & S.k. Bell, 1997
- Superorder:
Preptotheria
()
- (McKenna, 1975) McKenna, in Stucky & McKenna, in Benton, ed., 1993
- Grandorder:
Ferae
()
- (Linnaeus, 1758) McKenna, 1975
- Order:
Carnivora
()
- Bowdich, 1821
- Suborder:
Feliformia
()
- Kretzoi, 1945
- Family:
Herpestidae
()
- (Bonaparte, 1845) Gray, 1869
- Subfamily:
Herpestinae
()
- Genus:
Herpestes
()
- Illiger, 1811
- Specific name:
pulverulentus
- (Wagner, 1839)
- Scientific name: - Herpestes pulverulentus (Wagner, 1839)
- Specific name:
pulverulentus
- (Wagner, 1839)
- Genus:
Herpestes
(
- Subfamily:
Herpestinae
(
- Family:
Herpestidae
(
- Suborder:
Feliformia
(
- Order:
Carnivora
(
- Grandorder:
Ferae
(
- Superorder:
Preptotheria
(
- Magnorder:
Epitheria
(
- Cohort:
Placentalia
(
- Supercohort:
Theria
(
- Infralegion:
Tribosphenida
(
- Sublegion:
Zatheria
(
- Legion:
Cladotheria
(
- Superlegion:
Trechnotheria
(
- Infraclass:
Holotheria
(
- Subclass:
Theriiformes
(
- Class:
Mammalia
(
- Superclass:
Tetrapoda
(
- Infraphylum:
Gnathostomata
(
- Subphylum:
Vertebrata
(
- Phylum:
Chordata
(
- Infrakingdom:
Chordonia
(
- Branch:
Deuterostomia
(
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
(
- Kingdom:
Animalia
(
Synonyms
Galerella pulverulenta
Notes
Sometimes included in the genus Galerella (e.g. , Wozencraft 1993, 2005).[1].
Similar Species
Members of the genus Herpestes
ZipcodeZoo has pages for 20 species and subspecies in this genus:
H. brachyurus (Short-Tailed Mongoose) · H. edwardsi (Indian Gray Mongoose) · H. edwardsii (Indian Grey Mongoose) · H. edwardsii edwardsii (Indian Grey Mongoose) · H. flavescens (Kaokoveld Slender Mongoose) · H. fuscus (Indian Brown Mongoose) · H. fuscus fuscus (Brown Mongoose) · H. ichneumon (Eyptian Mongoose) · H. ichneumon ichneumon (Egyptian Mongoose) · H. javanicus (Small Asian Mongoose) · H. javanicus javanicus (Small Indian Mongoose) · H. naso (Long-Nosed Mongoose) · H. ochraceus (Somali Slender Mongoose) · H. palustris (Bengal Mongoose) · H. pulverulentus (Cape Grey Mongoose) · H. sanguineus (Slender Mongoose) · H. semitorquatus (Collared Mongoose) · H. smithii (Ruddy Mongoose) · H. urva (Crab-Eating Mongoose) · H. vitticollis (Striped-Necked Mongoose)
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Further Reading
- A hand-book to the Carnivora. by Richard Lydekker. London: Allen, [1896] url p. 254.
- A handbook to the carnivora: part 1: cats, civets, and mongooses / by Richard Lydekker; edited by R. Bowdler Sharpe. London: E. Lloyd, 1896. url p. 254.
- Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology at Harvard College. 83 1939 Cambridge, Mass.: The Museum, 1863- url p. 222.
- Bulletin of the Southern California Academy of Sciences Los Angeles, Calif.: The Academy, 1971- url p. 22, p. 32, p. 34, p. 35, p. 36.
- Catalogue of carnivorous, pachydermatous and edentate Mammalia. .. in the. .. Museum / by J.E. Gray London, 1869. url p. 149.
- IUCN Directory of Afrotropical Protected Areas IUCN, UNEP url p. 605.
- List of the vertebrated animals now or lately living in the gardens of the Zoological Society of London. London: Printed for the Society, 1896. url p. 68, p. 68.
- List of vertebrated animals living in the gardens of the Zoological Society of London. .. London, Printed for the Society, 1866. url p. 19.
- Materials for the study of variation: treated with especial regard to discontinuity in the origin of species / by William Bateson. London: Macmillan, 1894. url p. 229.
- Nature. London, Macmillan. url p. 616, p. 618.
- Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington. Washington, Biological Society of Washington url p. 400.
- Revised list of the vertebrated animals now or lately living in the gardens of the Zoological society of London. 1872. London, Printed for the Society, [1872] url p. 44.
- Revue méthodique et critique des collections déposées dans cet établissement. Leyden, Rijksmuseum van Natuurlijke Historie. url p. 101.
- The Annals and magazine of natural history; zoology, botany, and geology being a continuation of the Annals combined with Loudon and Charlesworth's Magazine of Natural History. London, Taylor and Francis, Ltd. url p. 465.
- The mammals of South Africa / by W.L. Sclater. .. London: R.H. Porter, 1900-01. url , , p. 65.
- Transactions of the Linnean Society of London. London: [The Society], 1879- url p. 494.
Notes
Contributors
- Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-present. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Zwaag, The Netherlands. Accessed January 30, 2012.
- Hoffmann, M. 2008. Herpestes pulverulentus. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloadedon 01February2012.
- IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. . Downloaded on January 28, 2012.
Data Sources
Accessed through GBIF Data Portal November 26, 2007:
- Marine Science Institute, UCSB, Paleobiology Database
Identifiers
- Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 2483784
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 14851659
- IUCN ID: 213852
- Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 625022
Footnotes
- Hoffmann, M. 2008. Herpestes pulverulentus. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 01 February 2012. [back]
