Herpestes sanguineus (carnivore)
Variant names: Galarella sanguinea, Galerella sanguinea
Mass: 465 g based on Maddock 1989
Diet: carnivore-insectivore based on Stuart 1981
Abundance: 0.01 to 7.31% (median 0.61%)
Latitudinal range: -29.8° to 12.9°Habitats: (4), tropical/subtropical savanna (9)
Found in 13 samples
Namibia: Waterberg Plateau Park (surrounding flatlands), Waterberg Escarpment, Waterberg Plateau Park
Senegal: Drambos Cave
South Africa: Drakensberg Midlands, Kloof/Hillcrest, Sibudu Cave (Pinkish Grey Sand) (Late Pleistocene), Plovers Lake (Late Pleistocene)
Tanzania: Ruaha National Park (dry season, random placement), Tli'ika, Kuumbi Cave (Trench 10, Phase 1b) (Holocene), Kuumbi Cave (Trench 10, Phase 2) (Pleistocene - Holocene)
Zimbabwe: Ingwezi Game Management Project
Size measurements:
| ♀ body mass | 420 g | N = 1 | Maddock 1989 |
| ♀ body mass | 370 g | N = 1 | Maddock 1989 |
| ♀ body mass | 350 g | N = 1 | Maddock 1989 |
| ♀ body mass | 400 g | N = 1 | Maddock 1989 |
| ♀ body mass | 530 g | N = 1 | Maddock 1989 |
| ♀ body mass | 340 g | N = 1 | Maddock 1989 |
| ♂ body mass | 700 g | N = 1 | Maddock 1989 |
| ♂ body mass | 800 g | N = 1 | Maddock 1989 |
| ♂ ear length | 22 mm | N = 1 | Stuart 1981 |
| ♂ head and body length | 330 mm | N = 1 | Stuart 1981 |
| ♂ hind foot length | 56 mm | N = 1 | Stuart 1981 |
| ♂ tail length | 255 mm | N = 1 | Stuart 1981 |
See also Herpestes, Herpestes ichneumon, Herpestes pulverulentus, Herpestes sp.