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How much does a Angolan slender mongoose weight?

It is hard to guess what a Angolan slender mongoose weights. But we have the answer:

An adult Angolan slender mongoose (Galerella flavescens) on average weights 750 grams (1.65 lbs).

The Angolan slender mongoose is from the family Herpestidae (genus: Galerella). When reaching adult age, they grow up to 12.5 cm (0′ 5″).

As a reference: An average human weights in at 62 kg (137 lbs) and reaches an average size of 1.65m (5′ 5″). Humans spend 280 days (40 weeks) in the womb of their mother and reach around 75 years of age.

The average adult weight of a Angolan slender mongoose is 750 grams (1.65 lbs)

The Angolan slender mongoose (Galerella flavescens) is a mongoose that lives in southwestern Africa, specifically southwestern Angola and northwestern Namibia. Other common names include the Kaokoveld slender mongoose, the black mongoose and the black slender mongoose. 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. It is relatively common and the International Union for Conservation of Nature has rated it as being of “least concern”.

Animals of the same family as a Angolan slender mongoose

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Animals with the same weight as a Angolan slender mongoose

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