Selous' mongoose (Paracynictis selousi) Description Paracynictis selousi
Date 1901
Source Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1901 http://archive.org/stream/proceedingsofzoo19011zool#page/n28/mode/1up
Author Joseph Smit (1836–1929) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Smit
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Paracynictis_selousi_Smit.jpg
Selous' mongoose (Paracynictis selousi) is a carnivore of southern Africa. It is the only member of the genus Paracynictis in the mongoose family. The species of mongoose is endemic to Southern Africa. Its range includes Angola, Zambia, Malawi, Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe, Mozambique, and South Africa. Order: Carnivora, Family: Herpestidae, Genus: Paracynictis, Species: Paracynictis selousi (de Winton, 1896).