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Near Threatenedvia IUCN
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- IUCN conservation status
- Near Threatened
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- Bdeogale jacksoni
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- Bdeogale jacksoni
- taxon common name
- Jackson-Manguste
- short name
- B. jacksoni
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Encyclopedic overview
Jackson's mongoose (Bdeogale jacksoni) is a mongoose species native to montane forests in Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania. It appears to be rare and has been classified as Near Threatened since 2008.
Its long and dense fur is grizzled black and white. The cheeks, throat and sides of the neck are yellowish. The legs are dark brown or black, and the bushy tail is white. With a head and body length of more than 50 cm (20 in) and a body weight of 2–3 kg (4.4–6.6 lb), it is a large mongoose. It is mainly nocturnal and crepuscular and possibly solitary. It feeds on rodents and insects.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Jackson's mongoose” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.