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Herpestidae (mongoose)
Taxonomy
Herpestinae was named by Bonaparte (1845). Its type is Herpestes.
It was reranked as the family Herpestidae by Jaekel (1911), Hunt (1989), Nowak (1991), Baker (1992), Hunt (1998), Morlo et al. (2007) and Hassanin et al. (2021).
It was assigned to Felidi by Jaekel (1911); to Viverridae by Mivart (1882), Savage (1965), Taylor (1972) and Hendey (1974); to Carnivora by Nowak (1991); to Aeluroidea by Hunt (1989) and Hunt (1998); to Feliformia by Baker (1992) and Morlo et al. (2007); and to Viverroidea by Hassanin et al. (2021).
It was reranked as the family Herpestidae by Jaekel (1911), Hunt (1989), Nowak (1991), Baker (1992), Hunt (1998), Morlo et al. (2007) and Hassanin et al. (2021).
It was assigned to Felidi by Jaekel (1911); to Viverridae by Mivart (1882), Savage (1965), Taylor (1972) and Hendey (1974); to Carnivora by Nowak (1991); to Aeluroidea by Hunt (1989) and Hunt (1998); to Feliformia by Baker (1992) and Morlo et al. (2007); and to Viverroidea by Hassanin et al. (2021).
Subtaxa
Bdeogale, Crossarchus, Cynictis, Dologale, Galerella, Helogale, Herpestes (syn. Taeniogale, Urva, Calictis, Calogale, Onychogale), Herpestinae, Ichneumia (syn. Herpestes), Legetetia, Liberiictis, Mungos (syn. Ariela), Paracynictis, Rhynchogale (syn. Rhinogale), Suricata (syn. Ryzaena), Ugandictis, Xenogale
Synonymy list
Year | Name and author |
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1845 | Herpestinae Bonaparte |
1882 | Herpestinae Mivart p. 142 |
1911 | Herpestidae Jaekel p. 228 |
1965 | Herpestinae Savage p. 296 |
1972 | Herpestinae Taylor p. 1 |
1974 | Herpestinae Hendey p. 83 |
1989 | Herpestidae Hunt, Jr. p. 28 |
1991 | Herpestidae Nowak |
1992 | Herpestidae Baker p. 1 |
1998 | Herpestidae Hunt, Jr. p. 62 |
2007 | Herpestidae Morlo et al. p. 151 |
2021 | Herpestidae Hassanin et al. |
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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.
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 obscurus Cuvier 1825 [common kusimanse]
Crossarchus platycephalus Goldman 1984 [Flat-headed kusimanse]
Crossarchus zebra Rüppell 1835
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 fulvidior Thomas 1904
Galerella ochracea perfulvidus Thomas 1904
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 hirtula ahlselli Lönnberg 1912
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 auropunctatus Hodgson 1836
Herpestes brachyurus Gray 1837 [Short-tailed mongoose]
Herpestes edwardsii Geoffroy 1881 [Indian gray mongoose]
Herpestes fuscus Waterhouse 1838 [brown mongoose]
Herpestes ichneumon Linnaeus 1758 [Egyptian mongoose]
Herpestes javanicus Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire 1818 [Javan mongoose]
Herpestes naso de Winton 1901 [long-nosed mongoose]
Herpestes rubrifons Allen 1909
Herpestes sanguineus Rüppell 1835 [slender mongoose]
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Herpestes sanguineus orestes Heller 1911
Mungos sanguineus rendilis Lönnberg 1912
Invalid names: Mungos dentifer Heller 1913 [synonym]
Herpestes semitorquatus Gray 1846 [collard mongoose]
Herpestes smithii Gray 1837 [ruddy mongoose]
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Herpestes smithii canens Thomas 1923
Herpestes smithii jerdoni Gray 1864
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Invalid names: Herpestes monticolus Jerdon 1867 [objective synonym]
Herpestes smithii smithii Gray 1837
Herpestes smithii zeylanius Thomas 1923
Invalid names: Herpestes ellioti Blyth 1851 [synonym], Herpestes rubiginosus Kelaart 1852 [synonym], Herpestes torquatus Jerdon 1867 [synonym]
Herpestes smithii rusanus Thomas 1923
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. Ichneumia Geoffroy 1837
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Ichneumia albicauda Cuvier 1829 [white-tailed mongoose]
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Ichneumia albicauda grandis Thomas 1890
Ichneumia albicauda loandae Thomas 1904
Ichneumia albicauda loempo Temminck 1853
Ichneumia albicauda dialeucos Hollister 1916
†Ichneumia nims Geraads 1997
Invalid names: Herpestes Cuvier 1829 [replaced]
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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Crossarchus fasciatus colonus Heller 1911
Invalid names: Crossarchus fasciatus Desmarest 1823 [synonym]
Invalid names: Ariela Gray 1864 [synonym]
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]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available