Gambian mongoose
Mungos gambianus (Ogilby, 1835)
The gambian mongoose (Mungos gambianus) is a species in the family Herpestidae, order Carnivora. Recorded adults weigh 1.5 kg to 1.65 kg and live up to 5.41 years. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.
Quick facts about the gambian mongoose
- Weight
- 1.5 kg – 1.65 kgsrc for Weight
- Length
- Not recorded
- Lifespan
- 5.41 yearssrc for Lifespan
- Diet
- Invertivoresrc for Diet
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- Not recorded
- Young per litter or clutch
- Not recorded
- Active
- By day (diurnal)src for Active
- Lifestyle
- Terrestrialsrc for Lifestyle
- Conservation status
- Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
- Countries on record
- Not recorded
Where does the gambian mongoose live?
Not recorded
What is the gambian mongoose?
The Gambian mongoose (Mungos gambianus) is a mongoose species native to the Guinean forest-savanna mosaic from Gambia to Nigeria. It is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List since 2008.
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Is the gambian mongoose endangered?
The gambian mongoose is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.
- LCLeast Concern
- NTNear Threatened
- VUVulnerable
- ENEndangered
- CRCritically Endangered
- EWExtinct in the Wild
- EXExtinct
Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species. What the categories mean.
How is the gambian mongoose classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classMammalia
- orderCarnivora
- familyHerpestidae
- genusMungos
- SpeciesMungos gambianus (Ogilby, 1835)
Synonyms Herpestes gambianus
Other names and names in other languages (17)
- نمس غامبيArabic
- mangusta černokrkáCzech
- GambiamangusteGerman
- Gambia-MangusteGerman
- Mangosta GambianaSpanish
- karhomangustiFinnish
- Mangue de GambieFrench
- Mangouste de GambieFrench
- ガンビアマングースJapanese
- GambiamungoNorwegian Bokmål
- GambiamangoesteDutch
- mungo gambijskiPolish
- Mangusto-GambianoPortuguese
- Гамбийский мангустRussian
- พังพอนลายแกมเบียThai
- Мангуст гамбійськийUkrainian
- 甘比亞縞獴Chinese
Relatives of the gambian mongoose
Other species in the same genus Mungos.
Banded mongoose
Mungos mungo
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the gambian mongoose?
An adult gambian mongoose weighs 1.5 kg – 1.65 kg, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Is the gambian mongoose endangered?
The gambian mongoose is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.
How long does the gambian mongoose live?
The gambian mongoose has a recorded lifespan of 5.41 years.
What kind of animal is the gambian mongoose?
The gambian mongoose (Mungos gambianus) 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.
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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
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