I. albicauda Skull Replica measures 3.9 inches. I. albicauda skull replica is museum quality polyurethane cast, 2-part skull (separate cranium & jaw). Known as White-Tailed Mongoose.

I. albicauda or White Tailed Mongoose have long faces and bodies, small, rounded ears, short legs, and long, tapering tails.

The base of the large, bushy tail is brownish yellow, and on its distal half, the tail is white. This appendage may comprise up to 40% of the creature’s body length. This species lacks hair on its upper lip and on the forepaws. Females have four teats.

I. albicauda or White Tailed Mongoose lives in most of Africa south of the Sahara, and the southern portion of the Arabian Peninsula.

It lives in a wide range of habitats, from semi-desert to savanna woodland, but avoid moist areas like the Congo River basin or extremely arid areas. It prefers areas of thick cover, such as the edges of forests and brushy streams.

Though they may share a range, they forage separately. They are, for the most part, solitary creatures, with the male and female only coming together to mate.

Reports of groups of I. albicauda or White Tailed Mongoose are either a breeding pair or a mother and her offspring. These mongooses do not migrate except to establish their own territory away from their mother’s range.

White-Tailed Mongoose usually breed once a year during the wet season. Females give birth to 1 to 3 young and they reach independence at 9 months old.

The main predators of White-Tailed Mongoose are humans. Youngsters are also preyed upon by birds of prey and large snakes.

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