Order Carnivora Author Wilson, Don E. Author Reeder, DeeAnn text 2005 The Johns Hopkins University Press Baltimore Mammal Species of the World: a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3 rd Edition), Volume 1 532 628 book chapter 0-8018-8221-4 10.5281/zenodo.7316519 Paracynictis selousi (de Winton 1896) [Cynictis] selousi de Winton 1896 , Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., ser. 6, 18: 469 . Type Locality: "found on a grassy heap under a tree, EssexVale, Matabeleland ... near Bulawayo " [ Zimbabwe ]. Vernacular Names: Selous' Mongoose . Subspecies: : Subspecies Paracynictis selousi subsp. selousi de Winton 1896 Subspecies Paracynictis selousi subsp. bechuanae Roberts 1932 Subspecies Paracynictis selousi subsp. ngamiensis Roberts 1932 Subspecies Paracynictis selousi subsp. sengaani Roberts 1931 Distribution: Angola , Botswana , Malawi , Mozambique , Namibia , South Africa , Zambia , Zimbabwe . Conservation: IUCN – Lower Risk (lc). Discussion: McKenna and Bell (1997) included in Cynictis without comment.