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title: "Moerasmangoeste"
description: "Atilax paludinosus — Zoogdieren. The marsh mongoose (Atilax paludinosus), also called water mongoose, is a medium-sized mongoose species native to sub-Saharan Africa that inhabits freshwater wetlands."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/nl/animal/marsh-mongoose
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Moerasmangoeste

> Atilax paludinosus — Zoogdieren. The marsh mongoose (Atilax paludinosus), also called water mongoose, is a medium-sized mongoose species native to sub-Saharan Africa that inhabits freshwater wetlands.

- Scientific name: *Atilax paludinosus*
- Category: `mammals` (Zoogdieren)
- Habitats: `freshwater` (Meren en rivieren)
- iNaturalist observations: 2003
- Wikidata: [Q855597](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q855597)
- iNaturalist taxon: [41919](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/41919)

## Names

- en: Marsh Mongoose
- de: Sumpfmanguste
- es: Mangousta de Aqua
- fr: Mangouste des marais
- nl: Moerasmangoeste
- pl: Wanzyr błotny

## Countries with the most observations

ZA (1071), KE (43), CF (32), SN (25), GM (24), ZM (19), CD (17), MZ (14), UG (14), CG (13), TZ (13), BJ (11)

## Summary

The marsh mongoose (Atilax paludinosus), also called water mongoose, is a medium-sized mongoose species native to sub-Saharan Africa that inhabits freshwater wetlands. It has been listed as a Least-concern species on the IUCN Red List since 2008.

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

## Photo

![Moerasmangoeste](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/marsh-mongoose/medium.jpg)

Photo: Klaus Wehrlin · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/203924491

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/marsh-mongoose?lang=nl` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).