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Cynictis penicillata  (G.[Baron] Cuvier, 1829)
Taxonomic Serial No.: 621887

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 Taxonomy and Nomenclature
       
  Kingdom: Animalia  
  Taxonomic Rank: Species  
  Synonym(s):    
  Common Name(s): Yellow Mongoose [English]
  
       
  Taxonomic Status:    
  Current Standing: valid  
       
  Data Quality Indicators:    
  Record Credibility Rating: verified - standards met  
       

 Taxonomic Hierarchy
       
 KingdomAnimalia  – Animal, animaux, animals  
    SubkingdomBilateria  – triploblasts  
       InfrakingdomDeuterostomia   
          PhylumChordata  – cordés, cordado, chordates  
             SubphylumVertebrata  – vertebrado, vertébrés, vertebrates  
                InfraphylumGnathostomata   
                   SuperclassTetrapoda   
                      ClassMammalia Linnaeus, 1758 – mammifères, mamífero, mammals  
                         SubclassTheria Parker and Haswell, 1897  
                            InfraclassEutheria Gill, 1872  
                               OrderCarnivora Bowdich, 1821 – cachorro do mato, carnívoro, gato do mato, lontra, carnivores, carnivores  
                                  SuborderFeliformia Kretzoi, 1945 – cat-like carnivores  
                                     FamilyHerpestidae Bonaparte, 1845 – civets, mongooses  
                                        GenusCynictis Ogilby, 1833  
                                           SpeciesCynictis penicillata (G.[Baron] Cuvier, 1829) – Yellow Mongoose  
    Direct Children:  
                                              Subspecies Cynictis penicillata bechuanae Roberts, 1932  
                                              Subspecies Cynictis penicillata brachyura Roberts, 1924  
                                              Subspecies Cynictis penicillata bradfieldi Roberts, 1924  
                                              Subspecies Cynictis penicillata cinderella Thomas, 1927  
                                              Subspecies Cynictis penicillata coombsi Roberts, 1929  
                                              Subspecies Cynictis penicillata intensa Schwann, 1906  
                                              Subspecies Cynictis penicillata kalaharica Roberts, 1932  
                                              Subspecies Cynictis penicillata karasensis Roberts, 1938  
                                              Subspecies Cynictis penicillata lepturus A. Smith, 1839  
                                              Subspecies Cynictis penicillata ogilbyii A. Smith, 1834  
                                              Subspecies Cynictis penicillata pallidior Thomas and Schwann, 1904  
                                              Subspecies Cynictis penicillata penicillata (G.[Baron] Cuvier, 1829)  
       

 References
       
  Expert(s):    
  Expert: W. Christopher Wozencraft  
  Notes: Division of Natural Sciences, Bethel College, 1001 W. McKinley Ave., Mishawaka, IN 46545   
  Reference for: Cynictis penicillata    
       
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  Publication(s):    
  Author(s)/Editor(s): Wilson, Don E., and DeeAnn M. Reeder, eds.  
  Publication Date: 1993   
  Article/Chapter Title:    
  Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.: Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, 2nd ed., 3rd printing   
  Page(s): xviii + 1207   
  Publisher: Smithsonian Institution Press   
  Publication Place: Washington, DC, USA   
  ISBN/ISSN: 1-56098-217-9   
  Notes: Corrections were made to text at 3rd printing   
  Reference for: Cynictis penicillata   
       
  Author(s)/Editor(s): Wilson, Don E., and DeeAnn M. Reeder, eds.  
  Publication Date: 2005   
  Article/Chapter Title:    
  Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.: Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, 3rd ed., vols. 1 & 2   
  Page(s): 2142   
  Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press   
  Publication Place: Baltimore, Maryland, USA   
  ISBN/ISSN: 0-8018-8221-4   
  Notes:    
  Reference for: Cynictis penicillata, Yellow Mongoose [English]   
       
  Author(s)/Editor(s): Wilson, Don E., and F. Russell Cole  
  Publication Date: 2000   
  Article/Chapter Title:    
  Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.: Common Names of Mammals of the World   
  Page(s): xiv + 204   
  Publisher: Smithsonian Institution Press   
  Publication Place: Washington, DC, USA   
  ISBN/ISSN: 1-56098-383-3   
  Notes: With contributions by Bernadette N. Graham, Adam P. Potter, and Mariana M. Upmeyer   
  Reference for: Cynictis penicillata   
       

 Geographic Information
       
  Geographic Division: Africa  
       
  Jurisdiction/Origin:    
 

 

    

 Comments
       
  Comment: Status: IUCN - Lower Risk (lc)  
    Comments: Synonyms allocated according to Ellerman and Morrison-Scott (1953) and Taylor and Meester (1993). Revised by Lundholm (1955b) and Taylor and Meester (1993)  
 

 

    

 
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