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SPECIES Cynictis penicillata

Author:G.[Baron] Cuvier, 1829.
Citation:Regn. Anim., Nouv. ed. 2, 1: 158.
Common Name:Yellow Mongoose
Type Locality:"du Cap", restricted by Roberts (1951:151) to "Uitenhage, C.P." [South Africa].
Distribution:S Angola, Botswana, Namibia, South Africa, SW Zimbabwe.
Status:IUCN – Lower Risk (lc).
Comments:Synonyms allocated according to Ellerman and Morrison-Scott (1953) and Taylor and Meester (1993). Revised by Lundholm (1955b) and Taylor and Meester (1993).
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SUBSPECIES penicillata

SUBSPECIES bechuanae

SUBSPECIES brachyura

SUBSPECIES bradfieldi

SUBSPECIES cinderella

SUBSPECIES coombsi

SUBSPECIES intensa

SUBSPECIES kalaharica

SUBSPECIES karasensis

SUBSPECIES lepturus

SUBSPECIES ogilbyii

SUBSPECIES pallidior

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