Herpestes sanguineus (Ruppell, 1835) . Neue Wirbelt. Fauna Abyssin. Gehörig. Saugeth., 1:27.

TYPE LOCALITY: Sudan, Kordofan .

DISTRIBUTION: Subsaharan Africa.

COMMENT: Included in Galerella by Allen, 1924, Bull. Am. Mus. Nat. Hist., 47: 176- 178; Rosevear, 1974:308; and Ansell, 1978:41; but also see Kingdon, 1977:185. Includes dentifer, granti, and ochraceus; see Coetzee, 1977, Part 8: 27. Reviewed by Taylor, 1975, Mamm. Species, 65:1-5.

ISIS NUMBER: 5301412005027013001 as H. sanguineus .

5301412005027003001 as H. dentifer .

5301412005027006001 as H. granti .

5301412005027011001 as H. ochracea (sic).