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Hemigalus derbyanus (banded palm civet)

Osteichthyes - Carnivora - Viverridae

Taxonomy
Paradoxurus derbyanus was named by Gray (1837). It is extant.

It was recombined as Hemigalea derbianus by Mivart (1882); it was recombined as Hemigalus derbianus by Thomas (1915); it was recombined as Hemigalus derbyanus by Pocock (1933), Davis (1958).

Subspecies
H. boiei

Synonyms
  • Viverra hardwickii was named by Gray (1830). It is extant.

    It was recombined as Hemigale hardwickii by Gray (1864); it was replaced with Hemigalea derbianus by Mivart (1882); it was replaced with Hemigalus derbyanus by Pocock (1933).
  • Hemigale zebre was named by Jourdan (1837) [name not properly Latinized and presumably not available]. It is extant.

    It was synonymized subjectively with Hemigalea derbianus by Mivart (1882).
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1830Viverra hardwickii Gray p. 9
1837Paradoxurus derbyanus Gray p. 599
1837Hemigale zebre Jourdan p. 28
1864Hemigale hardwickii Gray
1882Hemigalea derbianus Mivart p. 165
1915Hemigalus derbianus Thomas p. 613
1933Hemigalus derbyanus Pocock p. 1000
1958Hemigalus derbyanus Davis p. 141

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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
subfamilyHemigalinae(Gray 1864)
genusHemigalusJourdan 1837
speciesderbyanus(Gray 1837)

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.

Hemigalus derbyanus Gray 1837 [banded palm civet]
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Invalid names: Hemigale hardwickii Gray 1830 [replaced], Hemigale zebre Jourdan 1837 [synonym]
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
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Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: scansorialf
Diet: carnivoref
Diet 2: insectivoref
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-06-08 10:11:10
Modified: 2005-08-22 19:42:08
Source: f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Ji et al. 2002, Lillegraven 1979, Carroll 1988, Nowak 1991, Hendy et al. 2009
Collections
No collection or age range data are available