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Viverrinae

Mammalia - Carnivora - Viverridae

Taxonomy
Viverrinae was named by Gray (1821). It is extant.

It was assigned to Viverridae by Mivart (1882), Hendey (1974), Ginsburg (1977), Gaubert et al. (2004) and Wilson and Reeder (2005).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1821Viverrinae Gray
1882Viverrinae Mivart p. 142
1974Viverrinae Hendey p. 75
1977Viverrinae Ginsburg p. 229
2004Viverrinae Gaubert et al. p. 124
2005Viverrinae Wilson and Reeder

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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
familyViverridae
subfamilyViverrinaeGray 1821
subfamilyViverrinaeGray 1821

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.

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], Viverra zibetha picta Wroughton 1915 [invalid subgroup], Viverra zibetha pruinosa Wroughton 1915 [invalid subgroup], Viverra zibetha sagillata Robinson and Kloss 1920 [invalid subgroup]
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 malaccensis thai Kloss 1919 [synonym]
Viverricula rasse Horsfield 1824
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Invalid names: Viverricula schlegeli Pollen 1866 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: scansorialf
Diet: carnivoref
Diet 2: insectivoref
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-06-08 10:11:10
Modified: 2005-08-22 19:42:08
Source: f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Lillegraven 1979, Carroll 1988, Nowak 1991, Ji et al. 2002, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the MN 3 to the top of the Holocene or 20.00000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 16.9 Ma

Collections (67 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Miocene23.03 - 5.333France Semigenetta repelini, Viverra modica (200296)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97Serbia and Montenegro (Serbia) Semigenetta mutata (39714)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97Spain (Valencia) Semigenetta repelini (40031)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97China (Jiangsu) Protictitherium sp. (43400)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97Saudi Arabia Viverra sp. (47069)
Burdigalian - Langhian20.44 - 13.82Thailand Semigenetta sp. (48126)
MN 320.0 - 16.9Germany (Bavaria) Semigenetta elegans (68040)
Orleanian20.0 - 15.97France Semigenetta laugnacensis (142146)
MN 416.9 - 15.97France (Centre) Semigenetta elegans (69116)
MN 416.9 - 15.97France (Midi-Pyrénées) Semigenetta cadeoti (71873)
Langhian15.97 - 13.82France (Region Centre) Semigenetta elegans (35441)
Langhian15.97 - 13.82France Semigenetta repelini (90354)
MN 515.97 - 13.65Germany (Baden-Wurttemberg) Semigenetta sansaniensis (175727)
MN 515.97 - 13.65France (Midi-Pyrenees Region) Semigenetta repelini (32072)
Langhian - Serravallian15.97 - 11.62France (Midi-Pyrenees) Semigenetta mutata (32191)
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608Namibia Orangictis gariepensis (21855)
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608India (Jammu and Kashmir) Viverra chinjiensis (11797)
Langhian - Tortonian15.97 - 7.246France (Maine-et-Loire) Semigenetta repelini (142149)
Langhian - Tortonian15.97 - 7.246France (Midi-Pyrenees Region) Semigenetta mutata (31775)
Serravallian13.82 - 11.62Kenya (Central Nyanza) Viverrinae indet. (21340)
Serravallian13.82 - 11.62Slovakia (Bratislava) Viverrinae indet. (58983)
MN 7 + 812.75 - 11.1Switzerland (Baselland) Semigenetta mutata (49421)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Serbia and Montenegro (Serbia) Semigenetta mutata (39709)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246China (Yunnan) Viverra sp., Viverrinae indet. (11798)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Germany (Bavaria) Semigenetta grandis (206345)
Tortonian - Messinian11.62 - 5.333Kenya Viverrinae indet., Viverra leakeyi (22241)
Tortonian - Zanclean11.62 - 3.6Kenya Civettictis indet. (22236)
Tortonian - Zanclean11.62 - 3.6Ethiopia Viverra leakeyi (22139)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333Kenya Megaviverra leakeyi (230935)
MN 911.1 - 9.7Hungary (Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén) Semigenetta grandis (75481)
Turolian8.7 - 5.333China (Yunnan) Viverra sp. (44221) Viverra sp., Viverrinae indet. (44223) Viverrinae indet. (44220 44222)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Libya Viverra sp. (102369)
Messinian - Piacenzian7.246 - 2.588South Africa (Cape) Viverrinae indet., Viverra leakeyi (59167)
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6Kenya Civettictis howelli (230936)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6South Africa Viverra leakeyi (22221)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588Kenya Civettictis civetta (22321)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588Ethiopia Viverra leakeyi (21755)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588Tanzania (Eastern Drift Valley) Viverra leakeyi (32050)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588South Africa (Langebaanweg) Viverra leakeyi (37207)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588India (Jammu) Viverra sp. (51102)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588Morocco Viverra leakeyi (32052)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588South Africa (Langebaanweg) Viverra leakeyi (21713)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588China (Hebei) Viverra sp. (36317)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.588Tanzania Viverra leakeyi (21818)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.588Ethiopia Viverra sp. (21783)
Gelasian2.588 - 1.806Kenya (Rift Valley) Civettictis sp. (21355)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781China ( Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region) Viverra zibetha (214689)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781China (Guanxi) Viverra sp. (230994)
Early/Lower Pleistocene - Middle Pleistocene2.588 - 0.129China (Sichuan) Viverra sp. (226365)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117South Africa Viverra sp. (22329)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117China (Yunnan) Viverricula malaccensis (36587)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129China (Guangxi) Viverricula malaccensis (235740)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129China (Guangdong) Viverra zibetha (120834)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129China (Hubei) Viverra sp. (234753)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129Laos (Hua Pan) Viverra zybetha (235746)
Middle Pleistocene - Late/Upper Pleistocene0.774 - 0.0117China (Guangdong) Viverra zibetha (13293)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Malaysia (Selangor) Viverra tangalunga (235743)
Late/Upper Pleistocene (high glacial)0.129 - 0.0117China (Hubei) Viverra zibetha (92787)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Sudan Viverra civetta (208787)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Madagascar (Beanka) Viverricula indica (205190 205193)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Vietnam Viverra sp. (32904)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Tanzania Viverra civetta (21690)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Congo-Kinshasa Viverra civetta (22073)