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Aeluroidea

Mammalia - Carnivora

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1869Aeluroidea Flower
1883Aeluroidea Flower p. 185
1902Aeluroidea Hay p. 777
1923Stenoplesictinae Schlosser
1977Aeluroidea Galiano and Frailey
1988Aeluroidea Carroll
1991Aeluroidea Bryant p. 67
2007Stenoplesictidae Morlo et al. p. 153

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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()
RankNameAuthor
—Mammaliamorpha
—Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Placentalia
—Boreoeutheria
—Laurasiatheria
—Scrotifera
—Ferae()
—CarnivoramorphaWyss and Flynn 1993
—CarnivoraformesFlynn et al.
orderCarnivora
suborderFeliformiaKretzoi 1945
—AeluroideaFlower 1869
—AeluroideaFlower 1869

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.

Unr. Aeluroidea Flower 1869
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G. †Anictis Kretzoi 1945
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†Anictis simplicidens Schlosser 1890
G. †Fejfarictis de Bonis et al. 2024
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†Fejfarictis valecensis de Bonis et al. 2024
G. †Haplogale
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†Haplogale media Filhol 1882
G. †Herpestides de Beaumont 1967
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†Herpestides aegypticus Morlo et al. 2007
†Herpestides aequatorialis Schmidt-Kittler 1987
†Herpestides antiquus de Blainville 1842
†Herpestides compactus Morlo 1996
G. †Palaeoprionodon Filhol 1880
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G. †Shandgolictis Hunt, Jr. 1998
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†Shandgolictis constans Matthew and Granger 1924
G. †Stenoplesictis Filhol 1880
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†Stenoplesictis cayluxi Filhol 1880
†Stenoplesictis crocheti Peigné and de Bonis 1999
†Stenoplesictis elegans Matthew and Granger 1924
†Stenoplesictis minor Filhol 1882
†Stenoplesictis muhoronii Schmidt-Kittler 1987
Infraor. Viverroidea Gray 1821
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Fm. Eupleridae Chenu 1850
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G. Cryptoprocta Bennett 1833 [fossa]
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Cryptoprocta ferox Bennett 1833 [fossa]
G. Eupleres Doyère 1835
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Eupleres goudotii Doyère 1835 [falanouc]
G. Fossa Gray 1864 [Malagasy civet]
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Fossa fossana Muller 1776 [Malagasy civet]
Subfm. Galidiinae Gray 1864
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G. Galidia Geoffroy 1837
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Galidia elegans Geoffroy 1837 [ring-tailed mongoose]
G. Galidictis Geoffroy 1839
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Galidictis eximius Pocock 1915
Galidictis fasciata Gmelin 1788 [broad-striped Malagasy mongoose]
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Invalid names: Mustela striata Geoffroy 1803 [synonym]
Galidictis grandidiensis Wozencraft 1986
G. Mungotictis Pocock 1915
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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]
G. Salanoia Gray 1865
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Salanoia concolor Geoffroy 1837 [brown-tailed mongoose]
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Invalid names: Galidia olivacea Geoffroy 1839 [synonym], Salanoia durrelli Durbin et al. 2010 [synonym]
Fm. †Herpestidae Bonaparte 1845 [mongoose]
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G. Bdeogale Peters 1850
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Bdeogale crassicauda Peters 1852 [bushy-tailed mongoose]
Bdeogale nigripes Pucheran 1855 [black-footed mongoose]
G. Crossarchus Cuvier 1825 [dwarf mongoose]
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Crossarchus alexandri Thomas and Wroughton 1907 [Alexander's Kusimanse]
Crossarchus ansorgei Thomas 1910 [Angolan kusimanse]
Crossarchus gothneli Fitzinger 1899
Crossarchus obscurus Cuvier 1825 [common kusimanse]
Crossarchus platycephalus Goldman 1984 [Flat-headed kusimanse]
Crossarchus zebra Rüppell 1835
G. Cynictis Ogilby 1833 [yellow mongoose]
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Cynictis penicillata Cuvier 1829 [yellow mongoose]
G. Dologale Thomas 1920
G. Galerella Gray 1864 [slender mongoose]
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Galerella nigrata Thomas 1928 [Black mongoose]
Galerella ochracea Gray 1849 [Somalian slender mongoose]
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Galerella ochracea bocagei Thomas and Wroughton 1905
Galerella pulverulenta Wagner 1839 [Cape grey mongoose]
G. Helogale Gray 1861 [dwarf mongoose]
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Helogale hirtula Thomas 1904 [Ethiopian dwarf mongoose]
Helogale parvula Sundevall 1847 [common dwarf mongoose]
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Invalid names: Herpestes undulatus Peters 1852 [synonym]
G. Herpestes Illliger 1811
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†Herpestes abdelalii Geraads 1997
Herpestes brachyurus Gray 1837 [Short-tailed mongoose]
Herpestes edwardsii Geoffroy 1881 [Indian gray mongoose]
Herpestes fuscus Waterhouse 1838 [brown mongoose]
Herpestes gracilis Rüppell 1835
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Invalid names: Herpestes thysanurus Wagner 1839 [synonym]
Herpestes ichneumon Linnaeus 1758 [Egyptian mongoose]
Herpestes javanicus Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire 1818 [Javan mongoose]
Herpestes naso de Winton 1901 [long-nosed mongoose]
Herpestes sanguineus Rüppell 1835 [slender mongoose]
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Invalid names: Mungos dentifer Heller 1913 [synonym]
Herpestes semitorquatus Gray 1846 [collard mongoose]
Herpestes smithii Gray 1837 [ruddy mongoose]
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Invalid names: Herpestes monticolus Jerdon 1867 [objective synonym]
Invalid names: Herpestes ellioti Blyth 1851 [synonym], Herpestes rubiginosus Kelaart 1852 [synonym], Herpestes torquatus Jerdon 1867 [synonym]
Herpestes urva Hodgson 1836 [crab-eating mongoose]
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Invalid names: Urva hanensis Matschie 1908 [synonym]
Herpestes vitticollis Bennett 1835 [stripe necked mongoose]
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Invalid names: Crossarchus rubiginosus Wagner 1841 [synonym]
Invalid names: Calictis Gray 1864 [synonym], Calogale Gray 1864 [synonym], Onychogale Gray 1864 [synonym], Taeniogale Gray 1864 [synonym], Urva Hodgson 1837 [synonym]
Subfm. Herpestinae Bonaparte 1845
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G. Atilax Cuvier 1826 [marsh mongoose]
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Atilax paludinosus Cuvier 1829 [marsh mongoose]
G. Ichneumia Geoffroy 1837
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Ichneumia albicauda Cuvier 1829 [white-tailed mongoose]
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†Ichneumia nims Geraads 1997
Invalid names: Herpestes Cuvier 1829 [replaced]
G. †Legetetia Schmidt-Kittler 1987
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†Legetetia nandii Schmidt-Kittler 1987
G. Liberiictis Hayman 1958
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Liberiictis kuhni Hayman 1958 [Liberian mongoose]
G. Mungos Geoffroy Saint Hilaire and Cuvier 1795
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Mungos gambianus Ogilby 1835 [Gambian mongoose]
Mungos mungo Gmelin 1788 [banded mongoose]
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Invalid names: Crossarchus fasciatus Desmarest 1823 [synonym]
Invalid names: Ariela Gray 1864 [synonym]
G. †Paracynictis Pocock 1916
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†Paracynictis selousi de Winton 1896
G. Rhynchogale Thomas 1894
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Rhynchogale melleri Gray 1864 [Meller's mongoose]
Invalid names: Rhinogale Gray 1865 [replaced]
G. Suricata Desmarest 1804 [meerkat]
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Suricata suricatta Schreber 1776 [meerkat]
Invalid names: Ryzaena Illiger 1811 [synonym]
G. †Ugandictis Morales et al. 2007
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†Ugandictis napakensis Morales et al. 2007
G. Xenogale Allen 1919
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Xenogale microdon Allen 1919
Fm. Hyaenidae Gray 1821 [hyaena]
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G. †Adcrocuta Kretzoi 1938
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†Adcrocuta eximia Roth and Wagner 1854
Invalid names: Hyena [replaced]
G. †Allohyaena Kretzoi 1938
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†Allohyaena kadici Kretzoi 1938
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Invalid names: Xenohyaena csakvarensis Kretzoi 1938 [synonym]
Invalid names: Xenohyaena Kretzoi 1938 [synonym]
G. †Belbus Werdelin and Solunias 1991
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†Belbus beaumonti Qiu 1987
G. †Chasmaporthetes Hay 1921
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†Chasmaporthetes borissiaki Khomenko 1932
†Chasmaporthetes exitelus Kurten and Werdelin 1988
†Chasmaporthetes kani Galiano and Frailey 1977
†Chasmaporthetes lunensis Del Campana 1914
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Invalid names: Ailuraena johnstoni Stirton and Christian 1940 [synonym]
Invalid names: Ailuraena Stirton and Christian 1940 [synonym]
G. Crocuta Erxleben 1777 [spotted hyaena]
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Crocuta crocuta Erxleben 1777 [spotted hyaena]
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†Crocuta crocuta spelaea Goldfuss 1823
Invalid names: Crocotta kibotonensis Lönnberg 1908 [synonym], Crocotta panganensis Lönnberg 1908 [synonym], Crocuta crocuta fisi Heller 1914 [synonym], Crocuta crocuta fortis Allen 1924 [synonym], Crocuta nyassae Cabrera 1911 [synonym], Crocuta nzoyae Cabrera 1911 [synonym], Crocuta rufopicta Cabrera 1911 [synonym], Crocuta thomasi Cabrera 1911 [synonym], Hyaena (Crocotta) gariepensis Matschie 1900 [synonym], Hyaena (Crocotta) germinans Matschie 1900 [synonym], Hyaena (Crocotta) leontiewi Satunin 1905 [synonym], Hyaena (Crocotta) noltei Matschie 1900 [synonym], Hyaena (Crocotta) thierryi Matschie 1900 [synonym], Hyaena (Crocotta) togoensis Matschie 1900 [synonym], Hyaena (Crocotta) wismanni Matschie 1900 [synonym], Hyaena capensis Desmarest 1820 [synonym], Hyaena cuvieri Boitard 1842 [synonym], Hyaena maculata Odmann 1820 [synonym], Hyaena rufa Desmarest 1820 [synonym]
†Crocuta dbaa Geraads 1997
†Crocuta dietrichi Petter and Howell 1989
†Crocuta macrodonta Liu et al. 1978
†Crocuta sivalensis Falconer and Cautley 1867
G. †Euryboas Schaub 1941
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†Euryboas bielawskyi Schaub 1941
G. Hyaena Brisson 1762
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†Hyaena donnezani Viret 1954
†Hyaena gigantea Schlosser 1903
†Hyaena gigantea Holl 1829
†Hyaena hipparionum Gervais 1846
Hyaena hyaena Linnaeus 1758 [striped hyaena]
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Hyaena hyaena barbara Blainville 1844
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Invalid names: Hyaena suilla Filippi 1853 [synonym]
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Invalid names: Canis hyaenomelas Bruce 1820 [synonym], Hyaena bergeri Matschie 1910 [synonym], Hyaena dubia Schinz 1821 [synonym], Hyaena rendilis Lönnberg 1912 [synonym], Hyaena schillingsi Matschie 1900 [synonym]
Hyaena hyaena hyaena Linnaeus 1758
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Invalid names: Hyaena antiquorum Temminck 1820 [objective synonym], Hyaena fasciata Thunberg 1820 [objective synonym], Hyaena indica Blainville 1844 [objective synonym], Hyaena orientalis Tiedemann 1808 [objective synonym], Hyaena striata Zimmermann 1777 [synonym], Hyaena virgata Ogilby 1839 [objective synonym], Hyaena vulgaris Desmarest 1820 [synonym]
Hyaena hyaena syriaca Matschie 1900
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Invalid names: Hyaena bilkiewiczi Satunin 1905 [synonym], Hyaena bokcharensis Satunin 1905 [synonym], Hyaena satunini Matschie 1910 [synonym], Hyaena zarudnyi Satunin 1905 [synonym]
†Hyaena macrostoma Lydekker 1884
†Hyaena makapani Toerien 1952
†Hyaena perrieri Croizet and Jobert 1828
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Invalid names: Hyaena arvernensis Croziet and Jobert 1828 [synonym]
†Hyaena prisca De Serres 1828
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Invalid names: Hyaena monspessulana Christol 1828 [synonym]
†Hyaena salonicae Andrews 1918
Invalid names: Euhyaena Falconer 1868 [objective synonym]
G. †Hyaenictis Gaudry 1861
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†Hyaenictis almerai Villalta and Crusafont Pairo 1945
†Hyaenictis graeca Gaudry 1861
†Hyaenictis hendeyi Werdelin et al. 1994
†Hyaenictis preforfex Hendey 1974
G. †Hyaenictitherium Kretzoi 1938
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†Hyaenictitherium barbarum Geraads 1997
†Hyaenictitherium minimum de Bonis et al. 2005
†Hyaenictitherium parvum Khomenko 1914
†Hyaenictitherium pilgrimi Werdelin and Solunias 1991
†Hyaenictitherium wongi Koufos 2000
G. †Hyaenotherium Semenov 1989
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†Hyaenotherium wongii Zdansky 1924
Subfm. †Ictitheriinae Dietrich 1927
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G. †Protictitherium Kretzoi 1938
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†Protictitherium cingulatum Schmidt-Kittler 1976
†Protictitherium crassum Deperet 1892
†Protictitherium gaillardi Forsyth Major 1903
†Protictitherium llopisi Crusafont Pairo and Petter 1969
†Protictitherium punicum Kurten 1976
G. †Ictitherium Wagner 1848
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†Ictitherium ibericum Meladze 1967
†Ictitherium kurteni Werdelin 1988
†Ictitherium pannonicum Kretzoi 1952
†Ictitherium sivalense Lydekker 1877
†Ictitherium tauricum Borissiak 1915
G. †Ikelohyaena Werdelin and Solunias 1991
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†Ikelohyaena abronia Hendey 1974
G. †Leecyaena Young and Liu 1948
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†Leecyaena bosei Matthew 1929
†Leecyaena lycyaenoides Young and Liu 1948
G. †Lepthyaena Lydekker 1884
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†Lepthyaena sivalensis Lydekker 1877
G. †Lycaena Hensel 1863
G. †Lycyaena Hensel 1863
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†Lycyaena chaeretis Gaudry 1861
†Lycyaena crusafonti Kurten 1976
†Lycyaena dubia Zdansky 1924
†Lycyaena macrostoma Lydekker 1884
G. †Lycyaenops Kretzoi 1938
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†Lycyaenops rhomboideae Kretzoi 1938
†Lycyaenops silberbergi Broom 1946
G. †Mesoviverrops de Beaumont and Mein 1972
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†Mesoviverrops gaudryi De Beaumont and Mein 1972
G. †Miohyaenotherium Semenov 1989
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G. Pachycrocuta Kretzoi 1938 [brown hyaena]
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†Pachycrocuta bellax Ewer 1954
†Pachycrocuta brevirostris Gervais 1850
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Invalid names: Hyaena robusta Weithofer 1889 [synonym], Hyaena sinensis Owen 1870 [synonym]
G. †Palinhyaena Qiu et al. 1979
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†Palinhyaena reperta Qiu et al. 1979
G. Parahyaena Hendey 1974
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Parahyaena brunnea Thunberg 1820 [brown hyaena]
G. †Pliocrocuta Kretzoi 1938
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†Pliocrocuta perrieri Kretzoi 1938
G. †Plioviverrops Kretzoi 1938
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†Plioviverrops orbignyi Gaudry and Lartet 1856
G. Proteles Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire 1824
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Proteles cristatus Sparrman 1783 [aardwolf]
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Invalid names: Proteles lalandii Geoffroy 1824 [synonym], Proteles typicus Smith 1834 [synonym], Viverra hyenoides Desmarest 1820 [synonym]
†Proteles transvaalensis Hendey 1974
Invalid names: Geocyon Wagler 1830 [synonym]
G. †Protoviverrops de Beaumont and Mein 1972
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†Protoviverrops gervaisi de Beaumont and Mein 1972
†Protoviverrops intermedium Schmidt-Kittler 1976
G. †Thalassictis Nordmann 1850
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†Thalassictis certa Forsyth Major 1903
†Thalassictis montadai Villalta and Crusafont Pairo 1943
†Thalassictis proava Pilgrim 1932
†Thalassictis robusta Gervais 1850
†Thalassictis sarmatica Pavlow 1908
†Thalassictis spelaea Semenov 1988
†Thalassictis wongii Zdansky 1924
Invalid names: Miohyaena Kretzoi 1938 [synonym], Palhyaena Gervais 1859 [synonym]
G. †Tongxinictis Werdelin and Solunias 1991
G. †Tungurictis Colbert 1939
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†Tungurictis spocki Colbert 1939
Invalid names: Hyaeninae Mivart 1882 [empty], Protelidae Flower 1869 [synonym]
Fm. Viverridae Gray 1821 [civet]
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G. †Africanictis Morales et al. 1998
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†Africanictis hyaenoides Morales et al. 2003
†Africanictis meini Morales et al. 1998
†Africanictis schmidtkittleri Morales et al. 1998
G. †Euboictis Fejfar and Schmidt-Kittler 1984
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†Euboictis aliverensis Schmidt-Kittler 1983
Subfm. Galidictinae Mivart 1882
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G. Hemigalidia Mivart 1882
Subfm. Genettinae Gray 1864
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G. Genetta Cuvier 1816
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Genetta abyssinica Rüppell 1836 [Abyssinian genet]
Genetta angolensis Bocage 1882 [Angolan genet]
Genetta bettoni Thomas 1902
Genetta bourloni Gaubert 2003 [Bourlons genet]
Genetta cristata Hayman 1940 [Crested servaline genet]
Genetta dongolana Hemprich and Ehrenberg 1832
Genetta felina Thunberg 1811
Genetta genetta Linnaeus 1758 [common genet]
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Invalid names: Genetta vulgaris Lesson 1827 [synonym]
Genetta johnstoni Pocock 1907 [Johnstons genet]
Genetta pardina Geoffroy 1832 [Pardine genet]
Genetta piscivora Allen 1919 [aquatic genet]
Genetta rubiginosa Pucheran 1855 [haussa genet]
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Invalid names: Genetta thierryi Matschie 1902 [synonym]
Genetta schoutedeni Crawford-Cabral 1970 [Schouteden's genet]
Genetta senegalensis Fischer 1829
Genetta servalina Pucheran 1855 [servaline genet]
Genetta stuhlmanni Matschie 1902
Genetta suahelica Matschie 1902
Genetta tigrina Schreber 1776 [Cape genet]
Genetta victoriae Thomas 1901 [Giant forest genet]
Invalid names: Genetta (Genetta) Cuvier 1816 [invalid subgroup], Osbornictis Allen 1919 [synonym], Paragenetta Kuhn 1960 [synonym], Pseudogenetta Dekeyser 1949 [synonym], Viverra maculata Gray 1830 [invalid subgroup]
G. Poiana Gray 1864 [African linsang]
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Poiana leightoni Pocock 1907 [Leightons linsang]
Poiana poensis Waterhouse 1838 [King genet]
Poiana richardsonii Thomson 1842 [African linsang]
Subfm. Hemigalinae Gray 1864
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G. Chrotogale Thomas 1912 [Owston's palm civet]
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Chrotogale owstoni Thomas 1912 [Owston's palm civet]
G. Cynogale Gray 1836
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Cynogale bennettii Gray 1864 [otter civet]
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Invalid names: Potamophilus barbatus Müller 1838 [synonym], Viverra carcharias de Blainville 1837 [synonym]
Cynogale lowei Pocock 1933
Invalid names: Lamictis Blainville 1837 [synonym], Potamophilus Müller 1838 [synonym]
G. Diplogale Thomas 1912
G. Hemigalus Jourdan 1837 [banded palm civet]
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Hemigale hosei Thomas 1892 [Hose's palm civet]
Hemigalus derbyanus Gray 1837 [banded palm civet]
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Invalid names: Hemigale hardwickii Gray 1830 [replaced], Hemigale zebre Jourdan 1837 [synonym]
G. †Kanuites Dehghani and Werdelin 2008
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†Kanuites lewisae Dehghani and Werdelin 2008
G. †Ketketictis Morlo et al. 2007
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†Ketketictis solida Morlo et al. 2007
G. †Leptoplesictis Forsyth-Major 1903
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†Leptoplesictis namibiensis Morales et al. 2008
†Leptoplesictis senutae Morales et al. 2008
Subfm. †Lophocyoninae Fejfar and Schmidt-Kittler 1987
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G. †Izmirictis Morales et al. 2019
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†Izmirictis cani Morales et al. 2019
G. †Lophocyon Fejfar et al. 1987
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†Lophocyon carpathicus Fejfar et al. 1987
†Lophocyon paraskevaidisi Koufos et al. 1995
G. †Megaviverra Qiu 1980
G. †Mioprionodon Schmidt-Kittler 1987
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†Mioprionodon hodopeus Rasmussen and Gutierrez 2009
Subfm. Paradoxurinae Gray 1864
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G. Arctictis Temminck 1824
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Arctictis binturong Raffles 1822 [binturong]
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Invalid names: Ictides ater Cuvier and Geoffroy 1824 [synonym], Paradoxurus albifrons Cuvier 1822 [synonym]
Invalid names: Ictides Cuvier and Geoffroy 1824 [synonym]
Tr. †Kichechini Morales and Pickford 2011
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G. †Kichechia Savage 1965
G. Macrogalidia Schwarz 1910 [Celebes palm civet]
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Macrogalidia musschenbroeckii Schlegel 1879 [Celebes palm civet]
G. Paguma Gray 1831 [masked palm civet]
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Paguma larvata Smith 1827 [masked palm civet]
Tr. Paradoxurini Gray 1864
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G. Arctogalidia Merriam 1897 [small-toothed palm civet]
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Invalid names: Arctogale Gray 1864 [replaced]
G. †Mioparadoxurus Morales and Pickford 2011
G. Paradoxurus Cuvier 1821
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Invalid names: Paradoxurus typus Cuvier and Geoffroy 1821 [synonym], Viverra nigra Desmarest 1820 [synonym]
Paradoxurus hermaphroditus Pallas 1777 [Asian palm civet]
Paradoxurus jerdoni Blanford 1885 [Jerdons palm civet]
Paradoxurus zeylonensis Pallas 1777 [golden palm civet]
Tr. †Pseudocivettini Morales and Pickford 2011
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G. †Pseudocivetta Petter 1963
G. †Tugenictis Morales and Picford 2005
G. †Progenetta Deperet 1892
G. †Sahelictis Peigné 2008
G. †Vishnuictis Pilgrim 1932
Subfm. Viverrinae Gray 1821
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G. Civettictis Pocock 1915 [African civet]
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Civettictis civetta Schreber 1776 [civet cat]
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Invalid names: Viverra poortmanni Pucheran 1855 [synonym]
†Civettictis howelli Morales et al. 2005
G. †Orangictis Morales et al. 2001
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†Orangictis gariepensis Morales et al. 2001
G. †Semigenetta Helbing 1927
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†Semigenetta cadeoti Roman and Viret 1934
G. Viverra Linnaeus 1758
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Viverra civettina Blyth 1862 [Malabar large-spotted civet]
†Viverra leakeyi Petter 1963
Viverra megaspila Blyth 1862 [large spotted civet]
Viverra tangalunga Gray 1832 [Malayan civet]
Viverra zibetha Linnaeus 1758 [large Indian civet]
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Invalid names: Viverra ashtoni Swinhoe 1864 [synonym], Viverra filchneri Matschie 1908 [synonym]
G. Viverricula Hodgson 1838 [small Indian civet]
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Viverricula malaccensis Gmelin 1788 [rasse]
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Invalid names: Viverra bengalensis Gray and Hardwicke 1830 [synonym], Viverra indica Desmarest 1817 [synonym], Viverra schlegeli Pollen 1866 [synonym]
Viverricula rasse Horsfield 1824
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Invalid names: Viverricula schlegeli Pollen 1866 [synonym]
Invalid names: Arctogalidiinae Pocock 1933 [empty], Cryptoproctinae Gray 1865 [empty], Cynogalinae Gray 1864 [empty], Herpestina Bonaparte 1850 [empty], Hyaenina Gray 1825 [empty], Prionodontinae Gray 1864 [invalid subgroup]
Invalid names: Stenoplesictinae Schlosser 1923 [invalid subgroup]
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: Nowak 1999, Hendy et al. 2009, Lillegraven 1979, Carroll 1988, Ji et al. 2002

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Ypresian to the top of the Holocene or 56.00000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 47.8 Ma

Collections (663 total)

Oldest occurrences

Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8United Kingdom (England) Viverridae indet. (133368)
Early/Lower Oligocene33.9 - 28.4France (Quercy, Midi-Pyrenees Region) Viverra simplicidens (31583)
Early/Lower Oligocene33.9 - 28.4Mongolia (Övörkhangai) Shandgolictis elegans (180961 182131 201185) Stenoplesictis elegans (53978)
Early/Lower Oligocene33.9 - 28.4Mongolia Cynodictis elegans, Viverravus constans (53979)
Early/Lower Oligocene33.9 - 28.4China (Nei Mongol) Palaeoprionodon sp., Cynodictis sp. (174759)
MP 2233.9 - 28.4Germany Stenoplesictidae indet. (46097)
MP 2333.9 - 28.4France (Quercy) Stenoplesictis cayluxi (36709 36711) Stenoplesictis minor (183377)
Rupelian33.9 - 28.1Germany (Saxony) Stenoplesictis sp. (65173)
MP 23 - MP 2533.9 - 23.03Germany (Hesse) Stenoplesictis cayluxi (186510)
MP 2533.9 - 23.03France (Quercy) Stenoplesictis cayluxi (36717)
MP 2533.9 - 23.03France Stenoplesictis cayluxi, Stenoplesictis minor (60214)
Late/Upper Oligocene28.4 - 23.03Kazakhstan (Aktyubinsk) Stenoplesictinae indet. (175921)
Late/Upper Oligocene28.4 - 23.03Mongolia Shandgolictis elegans (75588)
MP 2828.4 - 23.03France (Quercy) Stenoplesictis cayluxi, Stenoplesictis crocheti (36712 36715)
Chattian28.1 - 23.03France Stenoplesictis cayluxi (60281)
Chattian28.1 - 23.03Switzerland (Canton Solothurn) Viverridae indet. (182805)
MN 123.03 - 22.4Germany (Rhineland-Palatinate) Herpestides antiquus (69617)
Aquitanian23.03 - 20.44Kenya (Rift Valley) Mioprionodon hodopeus (174664)
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97Namibia (Karas) Leptoplesictis senutae (168036) Viverridae gen. et sp. indet. I, Viverridae gen. et sp. indet. II (146601)
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97Egypt Herpestides aegypticus (70646 70648) Ketketictis solida (70649) Moghradictis nedjema (70650 70651)