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Genetta felina

Mammalia - Carnivora - Viverridae

Taxonomy
Viverra felina was named by Thunberg (1811). It is extant.

It was recombined as Genetta genetta felina by Larivière and Calzada (2001); it was recombined as Genetta felina by Mivart (1882) and Burgin et al. (2018).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1811Viverra felina Thunberg p. 65
1882Genetta felina Mivart p. 152
2001Genetta genetta felina Larivière and Calzada p. 1
2018Genetta felina 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
subfamilyGenettinaeGray 1864
genusGenettaCuvier 1816
speciesfelina(Thunberg 1811)

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 felina Thunberg 1811
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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: Nowak 1991, Hendy et al. 2009, Lillegraven 1979, Carroll 1988, Ji et al. 2002, Gebo and Rose 1993
Collections
No collection or age range data are available