White-tailed Mongoose Skull Replica

Description

White-tailed mongoose skull replica measures 3.9 x 2.0 x 1.6 inches. The Ichneumia albicauda is a museum-quality polyurethane resin cast from California Academy of Sciences specimen. 2-part skull (separate cranium and mandible). 1:1 scale. Made in USA.

The white-tailed mongoose is native to Africa south of the Sahara and the southern Arabian Peninsula. They live in many habitats, from dry semi-deserts to open savanna woodlands.

These animals feed mostly on insects like locusts, beetles, and mole crickets. They also eat rats, mice, shrews, lizards, snakes, small birds, fruits, and berries. They break bird eggs by throwing them between their legs against a rock. They will also raid chicken houses.

Females typically give birth to a litter of one to three babies, which are called pups. They raise their young inside safe underground burrows or hollow tree roots.

They weigh between 4.0 and 11 pounds. They have a long head and body length of 21 to 28 inches. Their tail measures 16 to 19 inches long.

Their legs are completely black below the knee joint. The large, bushy tail has a brownish yellow base, but the back half is bright white. This large tail can make up to 40 percent of their body length.

These solitary creatures stay active mostly at night and live on the ground. By day, they rest in burrows, termite mounds, or tree cavities.

Scientific Classification

• Kingdom: Animalia
• Phylum: Chordata
• Class: Mammalia
• Order: Carnivora
• Suborder: Feliformia
• Family: Herpestidae
• Genus: Ichneumia
• Species: I. albicauda
• Binomial name: Ichneumia albicauda
• Conservation status: Least concern

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