Somalian Slender Mongoose

Somalian Slender MongooseA 1910 field account describes this mongoose near Hargeisa in Somaliland, usually alone or in pairs. MDD currently accepts Herpestes ochraceus.What does it look like?The 1910 account describes tawny, finely grizzled fur with black and yellow bands on the back hairs.How does it live?A 1910 field account describes this mongoose near Hargeisa in Somaliland, usually alone or in pairs. MDD currently accepts Herpestes ochraceus.The same regional account says the mongoose is generally seen alone or in pairs.Keeping it safeAn extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.