Selous mongoose

Introduction: Very little is known or has been studied about Selous's mongoose (Paracynictis selousi). It inhabits grassed savannah and semi-closed woodland, in areas with short to medium length grasses.

Distribution: Seasonal floodplains and grasslands of far north-eastern Namibia across to the Caprivi Strip and beyond.

Diet: Insects and other invertebrates, as well as small mice and rats, frogs, reptiles and birds.

Colouring: A pale to grizzled-grey to tawny-grey fur with dark brown to black legs and a bushy white-tipped tail.

Breeding: Females give birth to litters of between 1-4 young.

Size: Average total length of 78cm

Weight: 1.8kg