Bdeogale
# Bdeogale

Bdeogale is a mongoose genus that was proposed by Wilhelm Peters in 1850 based on a mongoose specimen collected in Mozambique. Bdeogale species have compact paws with four symmetrical toes, round ears and a blunt muzzle with a broad round and bare rhinarium. The genus contains four species that are primarily terrestrial and omnivorous and forage in dense vegetation.

## Species

| Name | Distribution and IUCN Red List status |
| - | - |
| Bushy-tailed mongoose (B. crassicauda) Peters, 1852 | Kenya and Tanzania LC |
| Black-footed mongoose (B. nigripes) Pucheran, 1855 | LC |
| Jackson's mongoose (B. jacksoni) (Thomas, 1894) | NT |
| Sokoke dog mongoose (B. omnivora) Heller, 1914 | Kenya and Tanzania VU |
