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Paradoxurus gallica

Osteichthyes - Carnivora - Viverridae

Taxonomy
Viverra gallica was named by Kerr (1792). It is extant.

It was recombined as Paradoxurus gallica by Allen (1895).

Synonyms
  • Viverra nigra was named by Desmarest (1820) [non Viverra nigra and Peale and Palisot de Beauvois 1786]. It is extant.

    It was synonymized subjectively with Paradoxurus gallica by Allen (1895).
  • Paradoxurus typus was named by Cuvier and Geoffroy (1821). It is extant.

    It was synonymized subjectively with Paradoxurus gallica by Allen (1895).
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1792Viverra gallica Kerr
1820Viverra nigra Desmarest
1821Paradoxurus typus Cuvier and Geoffroy
1895Paradoxurus gallica Allen p. 188

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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
subfamilyParadoxurinae(Gray 1864)
genusParadoxurusCuvier 1821
speciesgallica(Kerr 1792)

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.

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Invalid names: Paradoxurus typus Cuvier and Geoffroy 1821 [synonym], Viverra nigra Desmarest 1820 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: arborealg
Diet: omnivoresubf
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2011-04-25 09:31:32
Modified: 2011-04-24 21:02:50
Source: g = genus, subf = subfamily, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Nowak 1991, Carroll 1988, Rose 1987, Ji et al. 2002, Lillegraven 1979, Hendy et al. 2009
Collections
No collection or age range data are available