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Paradoxurus hermaphroditus (Asian palm civet)

Osteichthyes - Carnivora - Viverridae

Taxonomy
Viverra hermaphrodita was named by Pallas (1777). It is extant.

It was recombined as Paradoxurus hermaphroditus by Allen (1929), Dào (1967), Wilson and Reeder (2005), Morales and Pickford (2011).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1777Viverra hermaphrodita Pallas
1929Paradoxurus hermaphroditus Allen p. 4
1967Paradoxurus hermaphroditus Dào p. 120
2005Paradoxurus hermaphroditus Wilson and Reeder
2011Paradoxurus hermaphroditus Morales and Pickford

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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
suborderFeliformiaKretzoi 1945
—AeluroideaFlower 1869
infraorderViverroideaGray 1821
familyViverridae
subfamilyParadoxurinae(Gray 1864)
genusParadoxurusCuvier 1821
specieshermaphroditus(Pallas 1777)

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.

Paradoxurus hermaphroditus Pallas 1777 [Asian palm civet]
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Invalid names: Paradoxurus birmanicus Wroughton 1917 [synonym]
Invalid names: Paradoxurus typus sumatranus Fischer 1829 [objective synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
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Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: arborealg
Diet: omnivoresubf
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2011-04-25 09:31:32
Modified: 2011-04-24 21:02:50
Source: g = genus, subf = subfamily, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Rose 1987, Lillegraven 1979, Nowak 1991, Hendy et al. 2009, Ji et al. 2002, Carroll 1988

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: Middle Pleistocene or 0.77400 to 0.12900 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 0.129 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129Thailand (Chaiyaphum) Paradoxurus hermaphroditus (237787)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129Laos (Hua Pan) Paradoxurus hermaphroditus (235746)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129Vietnam (Lang Son) Paradoxurus hermaphroditus (92781)