yellow mongoose, red meerkat (Cynictis penicillata) Description
English: Adult yellow mongoose (Cynictis penicillata).
Deutsch: Ausgewachsene Fuchsmanguste (Cynictis penicillata).
Date 25 April 2011, 09:54:35
Author Yathin S Krishnappa https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Yathin_sk
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Cynictis_penicillata_(Etosha,_2011).jpg
The yellow mongoose (Cynictis penicillata), sometimes referred to as the red meerkat, is a member of the mongoose family averaging about 1/2 kg in weight and about 50 cm in length. It lives in open country, from semi-desert scrubland to grasslands in Angola, Botswana, South Africa, Namibia, and Zimbabwe. Cynictis penicillata is the only member of its genus. The yellow mongoose is carnivorous, consuming mostly arthropods but also other small mammals, lizards, snakes and eggs of all kinds. Order: Carnivora, Family: Herpestidae, Subfamily: Herpestinae, Species: Cynictis penicillata Cuvier, 1829
