African striped weasel | |
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In Omaha's Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium, Nebraska | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Carnivora |
Family: | Mustelidae |
Genus: | Poecilogale Thomas, 1883 |
Species: | P. albinucha
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Binomial name | |
Poecilogale albinucha (Gray, 1864)
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African striped weasel range |
The African striped weasel (Poecilogale albinucha), the lone member of the genus Poecilogale, is a small, black and white weasel native to sub-Saharan Africa.