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Mungotictis decemlineata (narrow-striped mongoose)

Osteichthyes - Carnivora - Eupleridae

Taxonomy
Galidia decemlineata was named by Grandidier (1867). It is extant.

It was recombined as Mungotictis decemlineata by Wozencraft (1986).

Synonyms
  • Galidictis vittata was named by Gray (1848) [apparently not the same as Galidictis vittata Schinz 1844, of which Mivart 1882 seems unaware, and a nomen nudum in any case according to Wozencraft 1986]. It is extant.

    It was synonymized subjectively with Mungotictis decemlineata by Wozencraft (1986).
  • Mungotictis lineatus was named by Pocock (1915) [intended replacement for Galidictis vittata Gray 1848]. It is extant.

    It was synonymized subjectively with Mungotictis decemlineata by Wozencraft (1986).
  • Mungotictis substriatus was named by Pocock (1915). It is extant.

    It was synonymized subjectively with Mungotictis decemlineata by Wozencraft (1986).
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1848Galidictis vittata Gray
1867Galidia decemlineata Grandidier p. 85
1882Galidictis vittata Mivart
1915Mungotictis lineatus Pocock
1915Mungotictis substriatus Pocock
1986Mungotictis decemlineata Wozencraft p. 564

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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
familyEupleridaeChenu 1850
subfamilyGalidiinae(Gray 1864)
genusMungotictisPocock 1915
speciesdecemlineata(Grandidier 1867)

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.

Mungotictis decemlineata Grandidier 1867 [narrow-striped mongoose]
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Invalid names: Galidictis vittata Gray 1848 [synonym], Mungotictis lineatus Pocock 1915 [synonym], Mungotictis substriatus Pocock 1915 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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: Lillegraven 1979, Hendy et al. 2009, Nowak 1999, Ji et al. 2002, Carroll 1988
Collections
No collection or age range data are available