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Viverricula (small Indian civet)

Osteichthyes - Carnivora - Viverridae

Taxonomy
Viverricula was named by Hodgson (1838). It is extant.

It was assigned to Viverridae by Allen (1929), Carroll (1988); and to Viverrinae by Mivart (1882), Gaubert et al. (2004).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1838Viverricula Hodgson
1882Viverricula Mivart p. 142
1929Viverricula Allen p. 3
1988Viverricula Carroll
2004Viverricula Gaubert et al. p. 124

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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
subfamilyViverrinaeGray 1821
genusViverriculaHodgson 1838

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.

G. Viverricula Hodgson 1838 [small Indian civet]
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Viverricula malaccensis Gmelin 1788 [rasse]
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Viverricula malaccensis pallida Gray and Hardwicke 1833
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: Viverricula malaccensis thai Kloss 1919 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmean

Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: scansorialg
Diet: carnivoref
Diet 2: insectivoref
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Comments: "scansorial/terrestrial"g
Created: 2011-04-25 12:03:25
Modified: 2011-04-24 21:03:25
Source: g = genus, f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Lillegraven 1979, Ji et al. 2002, Gebo and Rose 1993, Nowak 1991, Carroll 1988

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Middle Pleistocene to the top of the Holocene or 0.77400 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 0.129 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129China (Guangxi) Viverricula malaccensis (235740)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Madagascar (Beanka) Viverricula indica (205190 205193)