Cape gray mongoose
Galerella pulverulenta (Wagner, 1839)
Status not recordedmammals
The cape gray mongoose (Galerella pulverulenta) is a species in the family Herpestidae, order Carnivora. Recorded adults weigh 683 g to 797 g and live up to 11.6 years.
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Quick facts about the cape gray mongoose
- Weight
- 683 g – 797 gsrc for Weight
- Length
- Not recorded
- Lifespan
- 11.6 yearssrc for Lifespan
- Diet
- Invertivoresrc for Diet
- Longest recorded lifespan
- 11.7 years
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- Not recorded
- Gestation
- 60.9 dayssrc for Gestation
- Young per litter or clutch
- 2.6src for Young per litter or clutch
- Active
- By day (diurnal)src for Active
- Lifestyle
- Terrestrialsrc for Lifestyle
- Conservation status
- Not recorded
- Countries on record
- Not recorded
Where does the cape gray mongoose live?
Not recorded
What is the cape gray mongoose?
The Cape grey mongoose (Herpestes pulverulentus), also called the small grey mongoose, is a small mammal native to South Africa, Lesotho and southern Namibia.
From the Wikipedia article “Cape gray mongoose” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Cape_gray_mongoose&oldid=1384659557), by Wikipedia contributors, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0). This block is kept separate from our own text.
Is the cape gray mongoose endangered?
No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.
How is the cape gray mongoose classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classMammalia
- orderCarnivora
- familyHerpestidae
- genusGalerella
- SpeciesGalerella pulverulenta (Wagner, 1839)
Synonyms Herpestes pulverulentus
Other names and names in other languages (3)
- Cape grey mongooseEnglish
- Cape grey mongooseEnglish
- Small grey mongooseEnglish
Relatives of the cape gray mongoose
Other species in the same genus Galerella.
Common slender mongoose
Galerella sanguinea
Somalian slender mongoose
Galerella ochracea
Angolan slender mongoose
Galerella flavescens
CompareCape gray mongoose vs Common slender mongooseCape gray mongoose vs Somalian slender mongooseCape gray mongoose vs Angolan slender mongoose
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the cape gray mongoose?
An adult cape gray mongoose weighs 683 g – 797 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
How long does the cape gray mongoose live?
The cape gray mongoose has a recorded lifespan of 11.6 years.
How long is the cape gray mongoose pregnant?
The recorded gestation period is 60.9 days.
What kind of animal is the cape gray mongoose?
The cape gray mongoose (Galerella pulverulenta) belongs to the family Herpestidae in the order Carnivora.
Sources and how to cite this page
Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.
- An amniote life-history database to perform comparative analyses with birds, mammals, and reptiles · CC0 1.0 · E096-269
Myhrvold, N.P., Baldridge, E., Chan, B., Sivam, D., Freeman, D.L. & Ernest, S.K.M. (2015) An amniote life-history database to perform comparative analyses with birds, mammals, and reptiles. Ecology 96: 3109. https://doi.org/10.1890/15-0846R.1. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.3563457.v1 - Catalogue of Life eXtended Release · CC BY 4.0 · 2026-10-16 XR
Catalogue of Life (2026). Catalogue of Life eXtended Release, version 2026-10-16 XR. Catalogue of Life Foundation, Amsterdam, Netherlands. https://doi.org/10.48580/dgzlf - Wikimedia Commons · per file (CC0 / public domain / CC BY green, CC BY-SA amber, anything else not displayed) · 2026-11-11
Wikimedia Commons contributors. Wikimedia Commons. https://commons.wikimedia.org (each file credited to its author under its own licence). - EltonTraits 1.0: species-level foraging attributes of the world's birds and mammals · CC0 1.0 · 1.0
Wilman, H., Belmaker, J., Simpson, J., de la Rosa, C., Rivadeneira, M.M. & Jetz, W. (2014) EltonTraits 1.0: Species-level foraging attributes of the world's birds and mammals. Ecology 95: 2027. https://doi.org/10.1890/13-1917.1. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.3559887.v1 - Wikidata · CC0 1.0 · 2026-11-11
Wikidata contributors. Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org (data retrieved via the Wikidata Query Service). - Wikipedia (English) · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 2026-11-11
Wikipedia contributors. Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. https://en.wikipedia.org (text under CC BY-SA 4.0; each block names its article and revision).
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