Marsh Mongoose
Atilax paludinosus
Summary 4
The marsh mongoose or water mongoose (Atilax paludinosus) is a medium-sized mammal, though large for a mongoose. Its weight can range from 2 to 5.5 kg. From the head to the base of the tail, these animals range from 44 to 62 cm, with the tail adding 25–36 cm.
It is a ginger-brown colour. Has a distinctive bushy tail.
It has a very distinctive spoor - with sharply-pointed splayed out toes.
Fontes e Créditos
- (c) Colin Ralston, alguns direitos reservados (CC BY-NC), enviado por Colin Ralston
- (c) frasergear, alguns direitos reservados (CC BY-NC), enviado por frasergear
- (c) Derek Keats, alguns direitos reservados (CC BY), http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Marsh_mongoose_or_water_mongoose,_Atilax_paludinosus,_at_Rietvlei_Nature_Reserve,_Gauteng,_South_Africa_(22343760634).jpg
- Adaptado por Ricky Taylor de uma obra de (c) Wikipedia, alguns direitos reservados (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atilax_paludinosus
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