Liberian mongoose

The Liberian mongoose (Liberiictis kuhni) is a mongoose species native to Liberia and Ivory Coast. It is the only member of the genus Liberiictis. Phylogenetic analysis shows it is closely related to other small, social mongooses and that the banded mongoose is its closest relative.

Liberian mongoose
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Carnivora
Suborder: Feliformia
Family: Herpestidae
Genus: Liberiictis
Hayman, 1958
Species:
L. kuhni
Binomial name
Liberiictis kuhni
Hayman, 1958
Range of the Liberian mongoose
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