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Galidictis

Mammalia - Carnivora - Eupleridae

Taxonomy
Galidictis was named by Geoffroy (1839). It is extant.

It was assigned to Galidictinae by Mivart (1882); and to Galidiinae by Wozencraft (1986).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1839Galidictis Geoffroy
1882Galidictis Mivart p. 143
1986Galidictis Wozencraft p. 561

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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
familyEupleridaeChenu 1850
subfamilyGalidiinae(Gray 1864)
genusGalidictisGeoffroy 1839

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. Galidictis Geoffroy 1839
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Galidictis eximius Pocock 1915
Galidictis fasciata Gmelin 1788 [broad-striped Malagasy mongoose]
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Invalid names: Galidictis fasciata fasciata Gmelin 1788 [invalid subgroup], Mustela striata Geoffroy 1803 [synonym]
Galidictis grandidiensis Wozencraft 1986
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmean

Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingo
Diet: carnivoreo
Diet 2: omnivoreo
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-08-26 13:31:06
Modified: 2005-08-26 15:31:06
Source: o = order, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Nowak 1999, Ji et al. 2002, Carroll 1988, Lillegraven 1979, Hendy et al. 2009
Collections
No collection or age range data are available