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title: "Common Slender Mongoose"
description: "Herpestes sanguineus — Mamíferos. The common slender mongoose (Herpestes sanguineus), also known as the black-tipped mongoose, the black-tailed mongoose, or just the slender mongoose is a very common mongoose species native to sub-Saharan Africa."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pt/animal/common-slender-mongoose
last_updated: 2026-09-20
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# Common Slender Mongoose

> Herpestes sanguineus — Mamíferos. The common slender mongoose (Herpestes sanguineus), also known as the black-tipped mongoose, the black-tailed mongoose, or just the slender mongoose is a very common mongoose species native to sub-Saharan Africa.

- Scientific name: *Herpestes sanguineus*
- Category: `mammals` (Mamíferos)
- Habitats: `savanna` (Savana)
- iNaturalist observations: 2131
- Wikidata: [Q27994178](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q27994178)
- iNaturalist taxon: [74414](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/74414)

## Names

- en: Common Slender Mongoose
- de: Schlankmanguste
- es: Mangosta Roja
- fr: Mangouste rouge

## Countries with the most observations

ZA (1012), BW (175), NA (175), TZ (146), KE (99), ZW (45), ZM (40), MW (36), MZ (19), SZ (10), BJ (9), UG (9)

## Summary

The common slender mongoose (Herpestes sanguineus), also known as the black-tipped mongoose, the black-tailed mongoose, or just the slender mongoose is a very common mongoose species native to sub-Saharan Africa.

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

## Photo

![Common Slender Mongoose](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/common-slender-mongoose/medium.jpg)

Photo: Simon Tonge · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/25999655

## Machine access

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