| Somalian slender mongoose | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Carnivora |
| Family: | Herpestidae |
| Subfamily: | Herpestinae |
| Genus: | Galerella |
| Species: | G. ochracea |
| Binomial name | |
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Galerella ochracea |
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| Somalian slender mongoose range | |
The Somalian slender mongoose (Galerella ochracea) is a mongoose endemic to Somalia. It is a small to medium-sized carnivoran, averaging about 0.6 kg (1.3 lbs) in weight.