Range and Habitat
This mongoose can be found in Egypt, Spain, Portugal, Israel, and most of sub-Saharan Africa, except for central Democratic Republic of the Congo, western South Africa, and Namibia. It has been introduced to Madagascar and Italy.
It prefers to live in forests, savanna, or scrub, but never far from water.
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