Paracynictis selousi (de Winton 1896)

[Cynictis] selousi de Winton 1896, Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., ser. 6, 18: 469.

Type Locality: "found on a grassy heap under a tree, EssexVale, Matabeleland ... near Bulawayo " [Zimbabwe].

Vernacular Names: Selous' Mongoose.

Subspecies::

Subspecies Paracynictis selousi subsp. selousi de Winton 1896

Subspecies Paracynictis selousi subsp. bechuanae Roberts 1932

Subspecies Paracynictis selousi subsp. ngamiensis Roberts 1932

Subspecies Paracynictis selousi subsp. sengaani Roberts 1931

Distribution: Angola, Botswana, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Zambia, Zimbabwe.

Conservation: IUCN – Lower Risk (lc).

Discussion: McKenna and Bell (1997) included in Cynictis without comment.