Bdeogale jacksoni Thomas 1894

Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn, 2005, Order Carnivora, Mammal Species of the World: a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3 rd Edition), Volume 1, Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins University Press, pp. 532-628 : 563

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scientific name	Bdeogale jacksoni Thomas 1894
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Bdeogale jacksoni Thomas 1894 , Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., ser. 6, 13: 522.

Type Locality: "Mianzini, Masailand, 8000 feet [2438 m]" (pg. 523). Restricted by Moreau et al. (1945:410) to "Mianzini... a few miles E.S.E. of Naivasha and on the southern end of the Kinangop Plateau... 9000 ft [2743 m]" [ Kenya].

Vernacular Names: Jackson's Mongoose.

Distribution: C Kenya, SE Uganda.

Conservation: IUCN – Vulnerable.

Discussion: Rosevear (1974) placed jacksoni in Galeriscus . Kingdon (1977) considered jacksoni conspecific with nigripes ; however, Rosevear (1974) and Coetzee (1977 b) noted skull and skin differences.