Cynictis penicillata
System : Terrestrial
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Animalia
Chordata
Mammalia
Carnivora
Herpestidae
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Common name
Yellow Mongoose (English)
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Summary

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Compiler: IUCN SSC Invasive Species Specialist Group

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Publication date: 2012-01-20

Recommended citation: Global Invasive Species Database (2024) Species profile: Cynictis penicillata. Downloaded from http://www.iucngisd.org/gisd/species.php?sc=1861 on 26-04-2024.

Countries (or multi-country features) with distribution records for Cynictis penicillata
ALIEN RANGE
NATIVE RANGE
  • angola
  • botswana
  • lesotho
  • namibia
  • south africa
  • swaziland
  • zimbabwe
Informations on Cynictis penicillata has been recorded for the following locations. Click on the name for additional informations.
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Red List assessed species 1: LC = 1;
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Locations
NAMIBIA
SOUTH AFRICA
Mechanism
[2] Predation
Outcomes
[2] Environmental Species - Population
  • [2] Population size decline
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Bibliography
3 references found for Cynictis penicillata

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General information
BirdLife International 2009. Larus hartlaubii. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2.
Summary: Available from: http://www.iucnredlist.org/apps/redlist/details/106003235/0 [Accessed 16 December 2012]
Integrated Taxonomic Information Facility (ITIS), 2012. Cynictis penicillata (G.[Baron] Cuvier, 1829)
Summary: Available from: http://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=621887 [Accessed 27 March 2012]
Taylor, P.J. & Hoffmann, M. 2008. Cynictis penicillata. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2.
Summary: Available from: http://www.iucnredlist.org/apps/redlist/details/41597/0 [Accessed 27 March 2012]
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Cynictis penicillata
Yellow Mongoose
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Recommended citation
(2024). Cynictis penicillata. IUCN Environmental Impact Classification for Alien Taxa (EICAT).