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title: "Striped Weasel"
description: "Poecilogale albinucha — Mammals. The African striped weasel (Poecilogale albinucha), also known as the white-naped weasel, striped weasel or African weasel, is a small mammal native to sub-Saharan Africa, where its range stretches from as far north as Kenya south to South Africa."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/animal/striped-weasel
last_updated: 2026-09-20
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# Striped Weasel

> Poecilogale albinucha — Mammals. The African striped weasel (Poecilogale albinucha), also known as the white-naped weasel, striped weasel or African weasel, is a small mammal native to sub-Saharan Africa, where its range stretches from as far north as Kenya south to South Africa.

- Scientific name: *Poecilogale albinucha*
- Category: `mammals` (Mammals)
- Habitats: `savanna` (Savanna)
- iNaturalist observations: 51
- Wikidata: [Q852756](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q852756)
- iNaturalist taxon: [41827](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/41827)

## Names

- en: Striped Weasel
- de: Weißnackenwiesel
- es: Comadreja africana rayada
- fr: Poecilogale à nuque blanche
- nl: Witnekwezel
- pt: Doninha-de-nuca-branca
- pl: Zorilka białogrzbieta

## Countries with the most observations

ZA (44)

## Summary

The African striped weasel (Poecilogale albinucha), also known as the white-naped weasel, striped weasel or African weasel, is a small mammal native to sub-Saharan Africa, where its range stretches from as far north as Kenya south to South Africa. It is in the family Mustelidae and is the lone member of the genus Poecilogale. It has a long, slender body with short legs and a bushy tail. One of the smallest carnivorans in Africa, it measures 24 to 35 cm (9.4 to 13.8 in) long excluding the tail, with males generally larger than females. It has black fur over most of its body, with distinctive white bands running from…

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/African_striped_weasel

## Photo

![Striped Weasel](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/striped-weasel/medium.jpg)

Photo: Devonpike at English Wikipedia · Public domain · commons — https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Whitenapedweasellg2.jpg

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/striped-weasel?lang=en` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).