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| genus = '''''Crossarchus''''' |
| genus = '''''Crossarchus''''' |
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| genus_authority = [[Georges Cuvier|Cuvier]], 1825 |
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'''''Crossarchus''''' is a [[genus]] of [[mongoose]], commonly referred to as the '''kusimanse''' (sometimes cusimanse<ref name= "Dunham">{{cite encyclopedia |encyclopedia= [[Grzimek's Animal Life Encyclopedia]] |author= Dunham, Amy E. |title= Mongooses and Fossa (Herpestidae) |editor= Hutchins, Michael, et. al |year= 2003-2004 |publisher= Gale |location= Detroit |edition= 2nd |page= 347 |isbn= 0787653624}}</ref>), '''mangue''', or '''dwarf mongoose'''. Of three subfamilies of ''Herpestidae'' (Herpestinae, Mungotinae and Galidiinae), the kusimanse is a member of Mungotinae,<ref>{{cite book |last= Veron |first= Geraldine |chapter= Phylogeny of the Viverridae and 'Viverrid-like' Feliforms |title= Carnivoran Evolution: New Views on Phylogeny, Form, and Function |editor= Anjali Goswami and Anthony Friscia |location= Cambridge |publisher= Cambridge University Press |year= 2010 |page= 70 |ISBN= 9780521515290}}</ref> which are small, highly social mongooses.<ref name= "Dunham" /> |
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'''''Crossarchus''''' is a [[genus]] of [[mongoose]], commonly referred to as the '''kusimanse''', '''mangue''', or '''dwarf mongoose'''. |
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==Nomenclature and etymology== |
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They are known in French as ''Mangouste brune'' and in German as ''Dunkelkusimanse''. |
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==Range and habitat== |
==Range and habitat== |
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Members of this genus are found in the [[swampland]]s and [[forest]]s of central and western [[Africa]], in the countries of [[Ghana]], [[Ivory Coast]], [[Liberia]], and [[Sierra Leone]]. |
Members of this genus are found in the [[swampland]]s and [[forest]]s of central and western [[Africa]], in the countries of [[Ghana]], [[Ivory Coast]], [[Liberia]], and [[Sierra Leone]]. |
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==Diet== |
==Diet== |
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==Behavior== |
==Behavior== |
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''Crossarchus'' live in groups of 10 to 24. One to three families live in a group. The families are made up of the mating pair and the young. They are [[Diurnal animal|diurnal]], and will wander throughout their territories constantly, never staying in one place too long. In their wanderings they will create temporary shelters for themselves. |
''Crossarchus'' live in groups of 10 to 24. One to three families live in a group. The families are made up of the mating pair and the young. They are [[Diurnal animal|diurnal]], and will wander throughout their territories constantly, never staying in one place too long. In their wanderings they will create temporary shelters for themselves. |
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Sociable kusimanses do not live in open habitat, but are able to maintain contact in the dense rainforest understory by giving constant whistling calls while traveling.<ref name= "Dunham" /> |
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==Species== |
==Species== |
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Crossarchus is a genus of mongoose, commonly referred to as the kusimanse (sometimes cusimanse[1]), mangue, or dwarf mongoose. Of three subfamilies of Herpestidae (Herpestinae, Mungotinae and Galidiinae), the kusimanse is a member of Mungotinae,[2] which are small, highly social mongooses.[1]
Nomenclature and etymology
They are known in French as Mangouste brune and in German as Dunkelkusimanse.
Range and habitat
Members of this genus are found in the swamplands and forests of central and western Africa, in the countries of Ghana,[1] Ivory Coast, Liberia, and Sierra Leone.[3]
Diet
They feed on insects, larvae, small reptiles, crabs and berries. They use their claws and snouts for digging in leaf litter, under rotted trees and stones for the insects and larvae. They will also wade in to shallow streams looking for freshwater crabs.
Reproduction
Females are polyestrus and if not mated will come into heat nine times in a year. Litters range from 2-3 per year. The young can open their eyes in about twelve days, eating solid food in three weeks and have adult hair in five weeks.
Behavior
Crossarchus live in groups of 10 to 24. One to three families live in a group. The families are made up of the mating pair and the young. They are diurnal, and will wander throughout their territories constantly, never staying in one place too long. In their wanderings they will create temporary shelters for themselves. As they do not occupy permanent den sites, the young are not able to keep up with the group for several weeks and must be carried to different foraging spots. Individuals in the group take turns carrying the young from place to place and also help feed them.[1]
Sociable kusimanses do not live in open habitat, but are able to maintain contact in the dense rainforest understory by giving constant whistling calls while traveling.[1]
Species
- Alexander's Kusimanse, Crossarchus alexandri
- Angolan Kusimanse, Crossarchus ansorgei
- Common Kusimanse, Crossarchus obscurus
- Flat-headed Kusimanse, Crossarchus platycephalus
References
- ^ a b c d e Dunham, Amy E. (2003–2004). "Mongooses and Fossa (Herpestidae)". In Hutchins, Michael; et al. (eds.). Grzimek's Animal Life Encyclopedia (2nd ed.). Detroit: Gale. p. 347. ISBN 0787653624.
{{cite encyclopedia}}: Explicit use of et al. in:|editor=(help)CS1 maint: date format (link) - ^ Veron, Geraldine (2010). "Phylogeny of the Viverridae and 'Viverrid-like' Feliforms". In Anjali Goswami and Anthony Friscia (ed.). Carnivoran Evolution: New Views on Phylogeny, Form, and Function. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. p. 70. ISBN 9780521515290.
- ^ Olson, Annette Lynn (2001). The Behavior and Ecology of the Long-Nosed Mongoose, Crossarchus obscurus [Doctoral dissertation]. Coral Gables: University of Miami.
