| Ethiopian dwarf mongoose | |
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Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Carnivora |
| Family: | Herpestidae |
| Genus: | Helogale |
| Species: | H. hirtula |
| Binomial name | |
| Helogale hirtula Thomas, 1904 | |
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| Ethiopian dwarf mongoose range | |
TheEthiopian dwarf mongoose (Helogale hirtula), also known as thedesert dwarf mongoose orSomali dwarf mongoose, is amongoose native toEast Africa, particularlyEthiopia,Kenya, andSomalia.[1]
The Ethiopian dwarf mongoose sends out warning calls to its family if a predator is detected. It also produces general alarm calls when danger is not present. These calls have different pitches which indicate different levels of urgency for the family, could convey the predator's species, distance and elevation to the family all through alarm calls.[2]
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