First records in Tanzania of the Vulnerable Jackson's mongoose Bdeogale jacksoni (Herpestidae)

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Volumn 40, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 468-471

  De Luca, Daniela W ^a   Rovero, Francesco ^b  

^a WILDLIFE CONSERVATION SOCIETY   (Tanzania)

^b MUSEO TRIDENTINO DI SCIENZE NATURALI   (Italy)

Author keywords

Bdeogale jacksoni; Conservation status; Distribution; Herpestidae; Jackson's mongoose; Kenya; Tanzania

Indexed keywords

CARNIVORE; CONSERVATION STATUS; NEW RECORD; SMALL MAMMAL; SPECIES CONSERVATION; VULNERABILITY;

AFRICA; EAST AFRICA; KENYA; MATUNDU FOREST; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; TANZANIA; UDZUNGWA MOUNTAINS;

BDEOGALE JACKSONI; CARNIVORA; HERPESTIDAE;

EID: 33846096285     PISSN: 00306053     EISSN: 13653008     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0030605306001396     Document Type: Article

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