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Crossarchus obscurus (common kusimanse)

Osteichthyes - Carnivora - Herpestidae

Taxonomy
Crossarchus obscurus was named by Cuvier (1825). It is extant.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
C. transvaalensis

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1825Crossarchus obscurus Cuvier
1882Crossarchus obscurus Mivart p. 181
1919Crossarchus obscurus Allen p. 30
2011Crossarchus obscurus Morales and Pickford

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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
familyHerpestidae(Bonaparte 1845)
genusCrossarchusCuvier 1825
speciesobscurusCuvier 1825

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.

Crossarchus obscurus Cuvier 1825 [common kusimanse]
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available