---
title: "Witstaartmangoeste"
description: "Ichneumia albicauda — Zoogdieren. The white-tailed mongoose (Ichneumia albicauda) is a species in the mongoose family Herpestidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/nl/animal/white-tailed-mongoose
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Witstaartmangoeste

> Ichneumia albicauda — Zoogdieren. The white-tailed mongoose (Ichneumia albicauda) is a species in the mongoose family Herpestidae.

- Scientific name: *Ichneumia albicauda*
- Category: `mammals` (Zoogdieren)
- Habitats: `savanna` (Savanne)
- iNaturalist observations: 999
- Wikidata: [Q906945](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q906945)
- iNaturalist taxon: [41939](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/41939)

## Names

- en: White-tailed Mongoose
- de: Weißschwanzmanguste
- es: Mangosta de cola blanca
- fr: Mangouste à queue blanche
- nl: Witstaartmangoeste
- pl: Ichneumonka białoogonowa

## Countries with the most observations

ZA (196), KE (168), BJ (88), CF (71), TZ (44), ZM (41), BF (31), CD (30), ET (20), MW (20), UG (15), DJ (11)

## Summary

The white-tailed mongoose (Ichneumia albicauda) is a species in the mongoose family Herpestidae. It is the only member of the genus Ichneumia.

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

## Photo

![Witstaartmangoeste](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/white-tailed-mongoose/medium.jpg)

Photo: Simon Tonge · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/100310326

## Machine access

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