The Bushy-tailed Mongoose (Bdeogale crassicauda) is mammal in the Herpestidae found in central Africa, from southern Kenya to central Mozambique.

They are 40–50 cm long; mass 0.9–1.6 kg and feed on small birds and eggs.

Subspecies

• B. crassicauda crassicauda, central Mozambique, Malawi and Zambia
• B. crassicauda nigrescens, Central Kenya (Nairobi)
• B. crassicauda omnivora, found in northern coastal Tanzania and Kenya, is classified by the IUCN as endangered
• B. crassicauda puisa, northern Mozambique and southern Tanzania
• B. c. tenuis, found in Zanzibar, is classified as Lower Risk/least concern.

References

Wikispecies has information related to: Bdeogale crassicauda

• Bushy-tailed mongoose , Tanzanian Mammal Atlas Project
• Bdeogale c. nigrescens , Bdeogale c. nigrescens description