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.
Sources and Credits
- (c) Colin Ralston, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Colin Ralston
- (c) frasergear, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by frasergear
- (c) Derek Keats, some rights reserved (CC BY), http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Marsh_mongoose_or_water_mongoose,_Atilax_paludinosus,_at_Rietvlei_Nature_Reserve,_Gauteng,_South_Africa_(22343760634).jpg
- Adapted by Ricky Taylor from a work by (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atilax_paludinosus
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