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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
agricultural and biological sciences
Behavioural ecology of the black mongoose (Galerella nigrata) in Namibia
Mammalian Biology, Volume 73, No. 6, Year 2008
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The black mongoose (Galerella nigrata) occurs in northern Namibia, where it occupies habitats dominated by large boulders (petrophily). Because of its restricted distribution, virtually nothing has been documented about its natural history. To fill this data gap, six males were radio-tracked in the foothills of the Erongo Mountains, Namibia in 2003. Although largely solitary, some home ranges overlapped nearly 100%. Males sometimes formed hunting diads similar to other congeners. The animals were diurnal and denned alone, using multiple sites haphazardly from night to night. The diet included many petrophilic vertebrates. The taxonomic status of the black mongoose is controversial; in addition to morphological evidence that it is a full species, it appears to be a habitat specialist compared with other forms of Galerella in southern African. © 2008 Deutsche Gesellschaft für Säugetierkunde.
Authors & Co-Authors
Rathbun, Galen B.
United States, San Francisco
California Academy of Sciences
Cowley, Tristan E.
Namibia, Windhoek
Namibia University of Science and Technology
Statistics
Citations: 12
Authors: 2
Affiliations: 2
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1016/j.mambio.2008.02.006
ISSN:
16165047
e-ISSN:
16181476
Study Locations
Namibia