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Galidictis fasciata (broad-striped Malagasy mongoose)

Mammalia - Carnivora - Eupleridae

Taxonomy
Viverra fasciata was named by Gmelin (1788) [in Linnaeus]. It is extant.

It was recombined as Galidictis fasciata by Pockock (1915), Albignac (1973), Wozencraft (1986) and Goodman and Pidgeon (1999).

Subspecies
G. fasciata

Synonyms
  • Mustela striata was named by Geoffroy (1803) [type specimen is the neotype designated by Wozencraft 1986 and was previously numbered ZG483]. It is extant. Its type specimen is MNHN 1985-0225.

    It was recombined as Viverra striata by Desmarest (1820); it was recombined as Putorius striatus by Cuvier (1829); it was recombined as Galidictis striata by Geoffroy (1839) and Mivart (1882); it was recombined as Galidictis fasciata striata by Albignac (1973); it was synonymized subjectively with Galidictis fasciata by Wozencraft (1986).
  • Galidictis fasciata fasciata was named by Gmelin (1788) [erected by Albignac 1973]. It is extant.

    It was considered an invalid subgroup of Galidictis fasciata by Wozencraft (1986).
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1788Galidictis fasciata fasciata Gmelin
1788Viverra fasciata Gmelin p. 92
1803Mustela striata Geoffroy
1820Viverra striata Desmarest p. 209
1829Putorius striatus Cuvier p. 144
1837Mustela striata Geoffroy
1839Galidictis striata Geoffroy
1882Galidictis striata Mivart p. 186
1915Galidictis fasciata Pockock
1973Galidictis fasciata Albignac
1973Galidictis fasciata striata Albignac
1986Galidictis fasciata Wozencraft p. 568
1999Galidictis fasciata Goodman and Pidgeon p. 265
1999Galidictis fasciata fasciata Goodman and Pidgeon p. 265

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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
—Mammaliaformes
RankNameAuthor
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
speciesfasciata(Gmelin 1788)

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.

Galidictis fasciata Gmelin 1788 [broad-striped Malagasy mongoose]
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Invalid names: Mustela striata Geoffroy 1803 [synonym]
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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: Hendy et al. 2009, Lillegraven 1979, Nowak 1999, Carroll 1988, Ji et al. 2002
Collections
No collection or age range data are available