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Cynogale

Mammalia - Carnivora - Viverridae

Taxonomy
Cynogale was named by Gray (1836) [also said to be 1837; non Cynogale Lund 1842]. It is extant.

It was assigned to Viverrinae by Mivart (1882); to Cynogalinae by Pocock (1933); and to Hemigalinae by Burgin et al. (2018).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1836Cynogale Gray p. 88
1837Lamictis Blainville p. 179
1838Potamophilus Müller p. 142
1882Cynogale Mivart p. 142
1933Cynogale Pocock p. 1032
2018Cynogale Burgin et al.

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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)
genusCynogaleGray 1836

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. 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]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmean

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
Collections
No collection or age range data are available