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Description
Common Name: Dwarf Mongoose
Common Name Synonyms: Common Dwarf Mongoose, Somali Dwarf Mongoose
Scientific Name: Helogale parvula
Size: 7.5-15cm tall in the shoulders, 15-30cm from snout to tail-base + 15-20cm long tail = 30-50cm from snout to tail.
Classification: Feliform
Habitat: Savannas, Grasslands,
Diet: Insectivorous; diet consisted of insects, arachnids, small lizards, snakes, small birds, small mammals, eggs
Description: Africa's smallest carnivorous mammals, and it is the smallest members of the mongoose family. Dwarf mongooses are native to eastern, south-central, and almost southern parts of Africa. Almost like that of striped hyenas, these little critters tends to avoid stoned deserts, but the tiny mongooses avoid dense forests. Like banded mongooses and meerkats, the dwarf mongooses lived in groups. Their society was among the same-sex group of animals, lead by the old mating pairs. All group members cooperate in helping to rear the pups and in guarding the group from predators. Dwarf mongooses are territorial, and each group uses an area of approximately 30-60 hectares (depending on the type of habitat). They sleep at night in disused termite mounds, although they occasionally use piles of stones, hollow trees, etc. The mongooses mark their territory with anal gland and cheek gland secretions and latrines. Territories often overlap slightly, which can lead to confrontations between different groups, with the larger group tending to win. The dwarf mongooses and hornbills have mutual relationships with each of them, so they can forage together, and to warn the others from predators.

Art (C) Shawn Brunner ,aka Patchi1995

Description
Common Name: Dwarf Mongoose
Common Name Synonyms: Common Dwarf Mongoose, Somali Dwarf Mongoose
Scientific Name: Helogale parvula
Size: 7.5-15cm tall in the shoulders, 15-30cm from snout to tail-base + 15-20cm long tail = 30-50cm from snout to tail.
Classification: Feliform
Habitat: Savannas, Grasslands,
Diet: Insectivorous; diet consisted of insects, arachnids, small lizards, snakes, small birds, small mammals, eggs
Description: Africa's smallest carnivorous mammals, and it is the smallest members of the mongoose family. Dwarf mongooses are native to eastern, south-central, and almost southern parts of Africa. Almost like that of striped hyenas, these little critters tends to avoid stoned deserts, but the tiny mongooses avoid dense forests. Like banded mongooses and meerkats, the dwarf mongooses lived in groups. Their society was among the same-sex group of animals, lead by the old mating pairs. All group members cooperate in helping to rear the pups and in guarding the group from predators. Dwarf mongooses are territorial, and each group uses an area of approximately 30-60 hectares (depending on the type of habitat). They sleep at night in disused termite mounds, although they occasionally use piles of stones, hollow trees, etc. The mongooses mark their territory with anal gland and cheek gland secretions and latrines. Territories often overlap slightly, which can lead to confrontations between different groups, with the larger group tending to win. The dwarf mongooses and hornbills have mutual relationships with each of them, so they can forage together, and to warn the others from predators.

Art (C) Shawn Brunner ,aka Patchi1995