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[[File:Dwarf mongoose1.jpg|thumb|Common dwarf mongoose in the Sabi Sands region of South Africa]]

The common dwarf mongoose ranges from [[East Africa|East]] to southern [[Central Africa]], from [[Eritrea]] and [[Ethiopia]] to the provinces of Limpopo and Mpumalanga in the Republic of South Africa.

The common dwarf mongoose inhabits primarily dry [[grassland]], open forests and [[bushland]] up to an elevation of {{cvt|2000|m}}. It is especially common in areas with many [[termite]] mounds, its favorite sleeping place. It avoids dense forests and deserts.{{cn|date=November 2021}} The common dwarf mongoose remains important in the ecosystem as a seed disperser and a predator of pests.<ref>Hirsch, B. T., & Prange, S. (2007). Feeding ecology of the dwarf mongoose (Helogale parvula) in the Serengeti ecosystem. Journal of Mammalogy, 88(3), 732-741. https://doi.org/10.1644/06-MAMM-A-210R.1</ref>

==Subspecies==