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Prionodon linsang (banded linsang)

Mammalia - Carnivora - Prionodontidae

Taxonomy
Viverra linsang was named by Hardwicke (1821). It is extant.

It was recombined as Linsang linsang by Lyon (1908); it was recombined as Prionodon linsang by Robinson and Kloss (1919) and Pocock (1933).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1821Viverra linsang Hardwicke p. 236
1878Prionodon maculosus Blanford
1882Prionodon maculosus Mivart p. 157
1908Linsang linsang Lyon p. 657
1919Prionodon linsang Robinson and Kloss p. 263
1933Prionodon linsang Pocock p. 974

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Life
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
Tetrapoda
Reptiliomorpha
Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
Cotylosauria()
Amniota
subclassSynapsida
Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
Mammaliamorpha
Mammaliaformes
RankNameAuthor
classMammalia
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
superfamilyFeloideaHay 1930
familyPrionodontidae
genusPrionodonHorsfield 1822
specieslinsang(Hardwicke 1821)

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.

Prionodon linsang Hardwicke 1821 [banded linsang]
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Invalid names: Prionodon maculosus Blanford 1878 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingo
Diet: carnivoreo
Diet 2: omnivoreo
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-08-26 13:31:06
Modified: 2005-08-26 15:31:06
Source: o = order, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Lillegraven 1979, Carroll 1988, Nowak 1999, Hendy et al. 2009, Ji et al. 2002
Collections
No collection or age range data are available