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Genetta genetta (common genet)

Mammalia - Carnivora - Viverridae

Taxonomy
Viverra genetta was named by Linnaeus (1758). It is extant.

It was recombined as Genetta genetta by Thomas (1911), Kurten (1968), Larivière and Calzada (2001) and Wilson and Reeder (2005).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1758Viverra genetta Linnaeus p. 45
1827Genetta vulgaris Lesson p. 173
1882Genetta vulgaris Mivart p. 152
1911Genetta genetta Thomas p. 137
1968Genetta genetta Kurten p. 62
2001Genetta genetta Larivière and Calzada p. 1
2005Genetta genetta 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
—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
subfamilyGenettinaeGray 1864
genusGenettaCuvier 1816
speciesgenetta()

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.

Genetta genetta Linnaeus 1758 [common genet]
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Invalid names: Genetta vulgaris Lesson 1827 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
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Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: scansorialg
Diet: carnivoref
Diet 2: insectivoref
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2011-04-25 12:01:23
Modified: 2011-04-24 21:01:23
Source: g = genus, f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Nowak 1991, Carroll 1988, Gebo and Rose 1993, Ji et al. 2002, Lillegraven 1979

Age range: base of the Gelasian to the top of the Holocene or 2.58800 to 0.00000 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Gelasian - Calabrian2.588 - 0.774Kenya Genetta genetta (21456)
Pleistocene - Holocene2.588 - 0.0Zambia Genetta genetta (21924)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0South Africa Genetta genetta (21917 21930)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0South Africa (N. Transraal) Genetta genetta (21693)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Tanzania Genetta genetta (21690)