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Cynictis penicillata (yellow mongoose)

Mammalia - Carnivora - Herpestidae

Taxonomy
Herpestes penicillata was named by Cuvier (1829). It is extant.

It was recombined as Cynictis penicillata by Mivart (1882).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1829Herpestes penicillata Cuvier
1882Cynictis penicillata Mivart p. 178

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
—Tetrapoda
—Reptiliomorpha
—Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
—Cotylosauria()
—Amniota
subclassSynapsida
—Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
—Mammaliamorpha
—Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
RankNameAuthor
—Theriamorpha(Rowe 1993)
—Theriiformes()
—Trechnotheria
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Placentalia
—Boreoeutheria
—Laurasiatheria
—Scrotifera
—Ferae()
—CarnivoramorphaWyss and Flynn 1993
—CarnivoraformesFlynn et al.
orderCarnivora
suborderFeliformiaKretzoi 1945
—AeluroideaFlower 1869
infraorderViverroideaGray 1821
familyHerpestidae(Bonaparte 1845)
genusCynictisOgilby 1833
speciespenicillata(Cuvier 1829)

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Cynictis penicillata Cuvier 1829 [yellow mongoose]
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmean

Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingf
Diet: insectivoref
Diet 2: carnivoref
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-06-08 10:11:09
Modified: 2005-08-22 19:45:22
Source: f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Lillegraven 1979, Hendy et al. 2009, Ji et al. 2002, Nowak 1991, Carroll 1988

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Pliocene to the top of the Holocene or 3.60000 to 0.00000 Ma

Collections (17 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588South Africa Cynictis penicillata (22340)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117South Africa (Orange Free) Cynictis penicillata (21867)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117South Africa Cynictis penicillata (21825 21828 21956)
Pleistocene - Holocene2.588 - 0.0South Africa (Orange Free) Cynictis penicillata (21868)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0South Africa Cynictis penicillata (21866 21940 21946)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0South Africa (Orange Free) Cynictis penicillata (21861 21908 21909 21911 21912 21943 21944)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0South Africa (N. Transraal) Cynictis penicillata (21693)