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Genettinae

Mammalia - Carnivora - Viverridae

Taxonomy
Genettinae was named by Gray (1864). It is extant.

It was assigned to Viverridae by Gray (1864).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1864Genettinae Gray

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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
RankNameAuthor
—Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Placentalia
—Boreoeutheria
—Laurasiatheria
—Scrotifera
—Ferae()
—CarnivoramorphaWyss and Flynn 1993
—CarnivoraformesFlynn et al.
orderCarnivora
suborderFeliformiaKretzoi 1945
—AeluroideaFlower 1869
infraorderViverroideaGray 1821
familyViverridae
subfamilyGenettinaeGray 1864
subfamilyGenettinaeGray 1864

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.

Subfm. Genettinae Gray 1864
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G. Genetta Cuvier 1816
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Genetta abyssinica Rüppell 1836 [Abyssinian genet]
Genetta angolensis Bocage 1882 [Angolan genet]
Genetta bettoni Thomas 1902
Genetta bourloni Gaubert 2003 [Bourlons genet]
Genetta cristata Hayman 1940 [Crested servaline genet]
Genetta dongolana Hemprich and Ehrenberg 1832
Genetta felina Thunberg 1811
Genetta genetta Linnaeus 1758 [common genet]
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Invalid names: Genetta vulgaris Lesson 1827 [synonym]
Genetta johnstoni Pocock 1907 [Johnstons genet]
Genetta pardina Geoffroy 1832 [Pardine genet]
Genetta piscivora Allen 1919 [aquatic genet]
Genetta rubiginosa Pucheran 1855 [haussa genet]
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Invalid names: Genetta thierryi Matschie 1902 [synonym]
Genetta schoutedeni Crawford-Cabral 1970 [Schouteden's genet]
Genetta senegalensis Fischer 1829
Genetta servalina Pucheran 1855 [servaline genet]
Genetta stuhlmanni Matschie 1902
Genetta suahelica Matschie 1902
Genetta tigrina Schreber 1776 [Cape genet]
Genetta victoriae Thomas 1901 [Giant forest genet]
Invalid names: Genetta (Genetta) Cuvier 1816 [invalid subgroup], Osbornictis Allen 1919 [synonym], Paragenetta Kuhn 1960 [synonym], Pseudogenetta Dekeyser 1949 [synonym], Viverra maculata Gray 1830 [invalid subgroup]
G. Poiana Gray 1864 [African linsang]
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Poiana leightoni Pocock 1907 [Leightons linsang]
Poiana poensis Waterhouse 1838 [King genet]
Poiana richardsonii Thomson 1842 [African linsang]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available