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Helogale hirtula (Ethiopian dwarf mongoose)

Mammalia - Carnivora - Herpestidae

Taxonomy
Helogale hirtula was named by Thomas (1904). It is extant.

Subspecies
Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1904Helogale hirtula Thomas

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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)
genusHelogaleGray 1861
specieshirtulaThomas 1904

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.

Helogale hirtula Thomas 1904 [Ethiopian dwarf mongoose]
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingf
Diet: insectivoref
Diet 2: carnivoref
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-06-08 10:11:09
Modified: 2005-08-22 19:45:22
Source: f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Ji et al. 2002, Hendy et al. 2009, Nowak 1991, Carroll 1988, Lillegraven 1979

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: Gelasian or 2.58800 to 1.80600 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 1.806 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Gelasian2.588 - 1.806Ethiopia Helogale hirtula (21545 21625 21681)