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Kusimanses
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Kusimanses

Crossarchus

Crossarchus is a genus of mongoose, commonly referred to as kusimanse (often cusimanse), mangue, or dwarf mongoose. Of three subfamilies of Herpestidae (Herpestinae, Mungotinae and Galidiinae), dwarf mongooses belong to Herpestinae or Mungotinae, which are small, highly social mongooses.

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4 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 4 known species

Flat-headed Kusimanse

speciesCrossarchus platycephalus

Common Kusimanse

speciesCrossarchus obscurus

Alexander's Kusimanse

speciesCrossarchus alexandri

Ansorge's Kusimanse

speciesCrossarchus ansorgei

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