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Herpestes vitticollis (stripe necked mongoose)

Mammalia - Carnivora - Herpestidae

Taxonomy
Herpestes vitticollis was named by Bennett (1835). It is extant.

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1835Herpestes vitticollis Bennett
1841Crossarchus rubiginosus Wagner
1882Herpestes vitticollis Mivart p. 178
1923Herpestes vitticollis Thomas p. 23

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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
familyHerpestidae(Bonaparte 1845)
genusHerpestesIllliger 1811
speciesvitticollisBennett 1835

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.

Herpestes vitticollis Bennett 1835 [stripe necked mongoose]
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Invalid names: Crossarchus rubiginosus Wagner 1841 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmean

Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingg
Diet: insectivoref
Diet 2: carnivoref
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2011-04-25 12:01:38
Modified: 2011-04-24 21:01:38
Source: g = genus, f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Ji et al. 2002, Lillegraven 1979, Gebo and Rose 1993, Nowak 1991, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988
Collections
No collection or age range data are available