Alexander's kusimanse
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Carnivora |
| Suborder: | Feliformia |
| Family: | Herpestidae |
| Genus: | Crossarchus |
| Species: | C. alexandri
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| Binomial name | |
| Crossarchus alexandri | |
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| Alexander's kusimanse range | |
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Mungos alexandri | |
Alexander's kusimanse (Crossarchus alexandri) is a mongoose species native to Central African rainforests up to an elevation of 2,900 m (9,500 ft).[1]
This species was first described in 1907 using specimens collected during the Alexander-Gosling expedition and named after Boyd Alexander.[2]
It has a body length of 30 to 45 cm (12 to 18 in) and weighs between 0.45 and 1.4 kg (0.99 and 3.09 lb). Its tail is 15–25 cm (5.9–9.8 in) long.
It feeds on grubs, small rodents, small reptiles, crabs, and some fruits. It can produce 2 to 3 litters (2 to 4 young per litter) of young each year after a gestation period of 8 weeks. The young wean at 3 weeks old and reach sexual maturity at 9 months old.
References
[edit]- ^ a b Angelici, F.M.; Do Linh San, E. (2015). "Crossarchus alexandri". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2015: e.T41593A45205341. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-4.RLTS.T41593A45205341.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
- ^ Oldfield Thomas; R. C. Wroughton (May 1907). "New Mammals from Lake Chad and the Congo, mostly from the Collections made during the Alexander-Gosling Expedition". Annals and Magazine of Natural History. 19 (113): 370–387. doi:10.1080/00222930708562657. ISSN 0374-5481. Wikidata Q56097900.BHL page 24254833
External links
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- Alexander's kusimanse. The Animal Files.
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