Bdeogale jacksoni Thomas 1894

Bdeogale jacksoni Thomas 1894, Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., ser. 6, 13: 522.

Type Locality: "Mianzini, Masailand, 8000 feet [2438 m]" (pg. 523). Restricted by Moreau et al. (1945:410) to "Mianzini... a few miles E.S.E. of Naivasha and on the southern end of the Kinangop Plateau... 9000 ft [2743 m]" [Kenya].

Vernacular Names: Jackson's Mongoose.

Distribution: C Kenya, SE Uganda.

Conservation: IUCN – Vulnerable.

Discussion: Rosevear (1974) placed jacksoni in Galeriscus . Kingdon (1977) considered jacksoni conspecific with nigripes; however, Rosevear (1974) and Coetzee (1977 b) noted skull and skin differences.