Mungos gambianus Ogilby 1835 (Gambian mongoose)
Mammalia - Carnivora - Herpestidae
PaleoDB taxon number: 236770
Alternative combinations: Crossarchus gambianus, Herpestes gambianus
Belongs to Mungos according to R. W. Hayman 1935
Sister taxon: Mungos mungo
Type specimen: Gambia, a skull
Ecology: scansorial insectivore
Average measurements (in mm): skull 69.7 x 37.5