Carnivores Flashcards
What species of mongoose and cusimanse are there in Tai?
Marsh mongoose Common cusimanse Common slender mongoose Egyptian mongoose Liberian mongoose Gambian mongoose
What are the differences between the mongooses and cusimanse of Tai?
Marsh mongoose - dark brown with shaggy fur, upturned muzzle
Egyptian mongoose - long body and tail ending in black tassle
Common slender mongoose - black tip to tail
Gambian mongoose - grey with ochre underparts, white chest separated by black stripe
Liberian mongoose - very long nose, black neck stripe
Common cusimanse - long nose, very dark shaggy fur
What species of mustelid occur here?
African clawless otter, spotted-necked otter and honey badger
What viverrids occur in Tai?
African Palm Civet African Civet Johnston's Genet Pardine Genet King Genet Hausa Genet West African Oyan
How do you tell the viverrids of Tai NP apart?
African palm civet - mottled brown, long tail
Hausa genet - no crest, reddish brown spots, tail has spots that become darker the closer to the tip
Johnston’s genet - short dorsal crest, 16 evenly spaced bands on tail
Pardine genet - red spots with black outlines, 6/7 pale rings on tail
King genet - dark rings on tail, blotches on dorsal line beginning to amalgamate
West African oyan - very long tail with chevrons becoming rings
African civet - known
