| Angolan slender mongoose | |
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| An individual at Okaukuejo waterhole, Etosha National Park, Namibia | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Carnivora |
| Suborder: | Feliformia |
| Family: | Herpestidae |
| Genus: | Herpestes |
| Species: | H. flavescens
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| Binomial name | |
| Herpestes flavescens Bocage, 1889
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| Angolan slender mongoose range | |
| Synonyms | |
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Galerella flavescens | |
The Angolan slender mongoose (Herpestes flavescens) is a mongoose native to southwestern Africa, specifically southwestern Angola and northwestern Namibia. It has been listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, as it is not threatened and thought to be common.[1] It has a long, slim body and there are different colour forms, a black or dark brown form in the southern part of its range, and a yellowish- or reddish-brown form in the north. This mongoose inhabits dry, rocky habitats and feeds on insects, scorpions and small vertebrates.
- ^ a b Rapson, S.; Rathbun, G.B. (2015). "Herpestes flavescens". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2015: e.T41599A45205933. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-4.RLTS.T41599A45205933.en.