Facts about the Water Mongoose -- Atilax paludinosus:

A summary of most interesting statistics (size, gestation...), amazing environmental adaptations & fascinating facts about social habits, etc.

SIZE: Length (including tail) 85 cm, mass 3,5 kg.

COLOUR: Varies from reddish-brown to brownish black, with a glossy sheen. The head and the underparts may be a little lighter than the back.

MOST LIKE: The Cape Clawless Otter but only two-thirds as long and only a quarter as heavy. Uniform brownish underparts without silver-white chin, throat and upper chest of clawless otter. Tail is bushy brown, not short haired.

HABITAT: Well watered country close to rivers, marshes, vleis and dams, and near reeds, water lilies and other semi-aquatic vegetation.

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WHERE FOUND:
Kruger National Park (South Africa)
Pilanesberg National Park (South Africa)
Hluhluwe-Umfolozi National Park
Addo Elephant National Park
Tembe Elephant Park
Bontebok National Park