Atilax paludinosus (English spelling) Atilaxpaludinosus

…The underside is usually not lighter than the back, and the underside and legs are black. They live in a variety of environments, from lowlands to highlands, forests to scrubland, and savannah to semi-deserts. There are also the water mongoose Atilax paludinosus (distributed in sub-Saharan Africa), which has adapted to aquatic life, and the crab-eating mongoose Herpestes urva (Southeast Asia), which gets most of its food in the water. Many live alone and form pairs during the breeding season, but the smallest species, the pygmy mongoose Helogale parvula (East and South Africa), is active during the day in groups of 2-5 individuals, and the cusimanse Crossarchus obscurus (English name cusimanse) forms groups of 10-24 individuals.…

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Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

…ふつう腹面は背よりも淡くなく，腹面と四肢が黒い。　低地から高地，森林から低木林，サバンナから半砂漠まで，種々の環境にすみ，水生に適応したミズマングース(ヌママングース)Atilax paludinosus(サハラ以南のアフリカに分布)，食物の大半を水中でとらえるカニクイマングースHerpestes urva(東南アジア)もある。多くのものは単独で生活し，繁殖期のみつがいを形成するが，最小種のコビトマングースHelogale parvula(東･南アフリカ)のように2～5頭の群れで日中活動をするものや，10～24頭の群れをつくるクシマンセCrossarchus obscurus(英名cusimanse。…

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