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Common Dwarf Mongoose (Helogale parvula)

Common Dwarf Mongoose

Helogale parvula

Class
Mammal
Rarity
Common
Observations
1,671
Most observed in
🇿🇦 South Africa
Conservation
Least Concern

Description

The common dwarf mongoose (Helogale parvula) is a mongoose species native to Angola, northern Botswana, northern Namibia, KwaZulu-Natal in South Africa, Zambia and East Africa. It is part of the genus Helogale, along with the Ethiopian dwarf mongoose.

Summary adapted from the Wikipedia article Common dwarf mongoose.

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