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Melogale

Osteichthyes - Carnivora - Mustelidae

Taxonomy
Melogale was named by Geoffroy (1831). It is extant.

It was assigned to Mustelidae by Gebo and Rose (1993); and to Helictidinae by Law et al. (2018).

Synonyms
  • Helictis was named by Gray (1831). It is extant.

    It was synonymized subjectively with Melogale by Dào (1967).
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1831Melogale Geoffroy
1831Helictis Gray
1993Melogale Gebo and Rose p. 130
2018Melogale Law et al.

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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
—Mammaliaformes
RankNameAuthor
classMammalia
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Placentalia
—Boreoeutheria
—Laurasiatheria
—Scrotifera
—Ferae()
—Pancarnivora
—CarnivoramorphaWyss and Flynn 1993
—CarnivoraformesFlynn et al.
orderCarnivora
suborderCaniformiaKretzoi 1943
infraorderCanoidea(Simpson 1931)
superfamilyArctoideaFlower 1869
—Mustelida
familyMustelidaeBatsch 1788
subfamilyHelictidinaeGray 1865
genusMelogaleGeoffroy 1831

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. Melogale Geoffroy 1831
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Melogale cucphuongensis Nadler et al. 2011
Melogale everetti Thomas 1895 [Bornean ferret badger]
Melogale personata Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire 1831 [large toothed ferret badger]
Invalid names: Helictis Gray 1831 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmean

Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: semifossorialg
Diet: carnivoref
Diet 2: omnivoref
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Comments: "scansorial/terrestrial (fossorial)"g
Created: 2011-04-25 12:09:09
Modified: 2012-05-14 22:02:40
Source: g = genus, f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Nowak 1991, Lillegraven 1979, Ji et al. 2002, Gebo and Rose 1993, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Early/Lower Pleistocene to the top of the Middle Pleistocene or 2.58000 to 0.12900 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 0.774 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.58 - 0.774China ( Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region) M. sp. (214689)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129Laos (Hua Pan) M. personata (235746)