Marsh Mongoose (Atilax paludinosus)

Marsh Mongoose, a reference photo — Photo: Derek Keats from Johannesburg, South Africa · CC BY 2.0 (licence)

The marsh mongoose (Atilax paludinosus), also called water mongoose, is a medium-sized mongoose species native to sub-Saharan Africa that inhabits freshwater wetlands. It has been listed as a Least-concern species on the IUCN Red List since 2008.

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Is it venomous or poisonous?

We have no record of Marsh Mongoose being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.

Easily confused with

Procyon cancrivorus
Urva urva
Herpestes ichneumon
Lutra capensis
Lutra lutra
Herpailurus yagouaroundi

Classification

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Carnivora
Family: Herpestidae
Genus: Atilax
Species: Atilax paludinosus

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