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Crossarchus (dwarf mongoose)

Osteichthyes - Carnivora - Herpestidae

Taxonomy
Crossarchus was named by Cuvier (1825) [in E. Geffroy-Hillaire & Cuvier (1825)]. It is extant.

It was assigned to Viverrina by Gray (1825); to Herpestinae by Mivart (1882); to Viverridae by Carroll (1988); and to Herpestidae by Werdelin and Peigne (2010).

Species
C. alexandri, C. ansorgei, C. gothneli, C. obscurus, C. platycephalus, C. zebra
Species lacking formal opinion data
C. transvaalensis
Entered
by J. Alroy on 2003-01-23; modified by J. Alroy on 2013-04-30

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1825Crossarchus Cuvier
1825Crossarchus Gray p. 339
1882Crossarchus Mivart p. 142
1988Crossarchus Carroll
2010Crossarchus Werdelin and Peigne p. 630

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
—Tetrapoda
—Reptiliomorpha
—Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
—Cotylosauria()
—Amniota
subclassSynapsida
—Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
—Mammaliamorpha
RankNameAuthor
—Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Placentalia
—Boreoeutheria
—Laurasiatheria
—Scrotifera
—Ferae()
—Pancarnivora
—CarnivoramorphaWyss and Flynn 1993
—CarnivoraformesFlynn et al.
orderCarnivora
suborderFeliformiaKretzoi 1945
—AeluroideaFlower 1869
infraorderViverroideaGray 1821
familyHerpestidae(Bonaparte 1845)
genusCrossarchusCuvier 1825

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.

G. Crossarchus Cuvier 1825 [dwarf mongoose]
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Crossarchus alexandri Thomas and Wroughton 1907 [Alexander's Kusimanse]
Crossarchus ansorgei Thomas 1910 [Angolan kusimanse]
Crossarchus gothneli Fitzinger 1899
Crossarchus obscurus Cuvier 1825 [common kusimanse]
Crossarchus platycephalus Goldman 1984 [Flat-headed kusimanse]
Crossarchus zebra Rüppell 1835
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available