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Hemigalinae

Mammalia - Carnivora - Viverridae

Taxonomy
Hemigalina was named by Gray (1864). It is extant.

It was corrected as Hemigalinae by Pocock (1933) and Gaubert et al. (2004).

It was assigned to Viverridae by Pocock (1933) and Gaubert et al. (2004).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1933Hemigalinae Pocock p. 999
2004Hemigalinae Gaubert et al. p. 124

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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
Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
RankNameAuthor
Theriamorpha(Rowe 1993)
Theriiformes()
Trechnotheria
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
subfamilyHemigalinae(Gray 1864)
subfamilyHemigalinae(Gray 1864)

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. 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]
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: Carroll 1988, Nowak 1991, Ji et al. 2002, Hendy et al. 2009, Lillegraven 1979
Collections
No collection or age range data are available