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Long-nosed mongoose

Species of mongoose from Central Africa

Species of mongoose from Central Africa

The long-nosed mongoose (Xenogale naso) is a mongoose native to Central African wetlands and rainforests. It has been listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List since 1996.

Distribution and habitat

The long-nosed mongoose is native to wetlands and rainforests from the Niger Delta in Nigeria, Cameroon to the Central African Republic, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, the Republic of the Congo and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. It has been recorded from sea level up to an elevation of 640 m.

It is one of the most water dependent species.

Behaviour and ecology

The long-nose mongoose is usually solitary and lives in a home range of 41 -. It moves up to 4600 m daily in this area foraging for food. It chooses different locations as night-time resting places.

Threats

The long-nosed mongoose's habitat is fragmented because of logging, mining, and slash-and-burn agricultural practices.

In Gabon, it is hunted for sale in bushmeat markets.

References

References

  1. Ray, J.. (2015). "''Herpestes naso''".
  2. de Winton, W. E.. (1901). "Description of a New Mongoose from West Africa". Bulletin of the Liverpool Museums Under the City Council.
  3. {{MSW3 Wozencraft
  4. (2017). "Comprehensive species set revealing the phylogeny and biogeography of Feliformia (Mammalia, Carnivora) based on mitochondrial DNA". PLOS ONE.
  5. "''Xenogale naso'' (de Winton, 1901)".
  6. (2008). "Global Diversity of Mammals (Mammalia) in Freshwater". Hydrobiologia.
  7. Ray, J. C.. (1997). "Comparative ecology of two African forest mongooses, ''Herpestes naso'' and ''Atilax paludinosus''". African Journal of Ecology.
  8. (2013). "Notes on the distribution and status of small carnivores in Gabon". Small Carnivore Conservation.
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