Helogale parvula (Sundevall 1846)

[Herpestes] parvulus Sundevall 1846, Ofv. K. Svenska Vet.-Akad. Forhandl. Stockholm, Vol. 3, 4: 121.

Type Locality: "Caffraria superiore, juxta tropicum", restricted by Roberts (1951) to "Zoutpansberg" [South Africa].

Vernacular Names: Common Dwarf Mongoose.

Subspecies::

Subspecies Helogale parvula subsp. parvula Sundevall 1846

Subspecies Helogale parvula subsp. ivori Thomas 1919

Subspecies Helogale parvula subsp. mimetra Thomas 1926

Subspecies Helogale parvula subsp. nero Thomas 1928

Subspecies Helogale parvula subsp. ruficeps Kershaw 1922

Subspecies Helogale parvula subsp. undulatus Peters 1852

Subspecies Helogale parvula subsp. varia Thomas 1902

Distribution: Angola, Botswana, Dem. Rep. Congo, Ethiopia, Gambia, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Somalia, South Africa, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia.

Conservation: IUCN – Lower Risk (lc).

Discussion: Synonyms allocated according to Ellerman et al. (1953).