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Arctictis binturong (binturong)

Mammalia - Carnivora - Viverridae

Taxonomy
Viverra binturong was named by Raffles (1822). It is extant.

It was recombined as Arctictis binturong by Mivart (1882), Lyon (1908) and Pocock (1933).

Synonyms
  • Ictides ater was named by Cuvier and Geoffroy (1824). It is extant.

    It was synonymized subjectively with Arctictis binturong by Pocock (1933).
  • Paradoxurus albifrons was named by Cuvier (1822). It is extant.

    It was recombined as Ictides albifrons by Valenciennes (1822); it was synonymized subjectively with Arctictis binturong by Mivart (1882).
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1822Paradoxurus albifrons Cuvier
1822Viverra binturong Raffles p. 253
1822Ictides albifrons Valenciennes
1824Ictides ater Cuvier and Geoffroy p. 202
1882Arctictis binturong Mivart p. 167
1908Arctictis binturong Lyon p. 651
1933Arctictis binturong Pocock p. 1030

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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
subfamilyParadoxurinae(Gray 1864)
genusArctictisTemminck 1824
speciesbinturong(Raffles 1822)

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.

Arctictis binturong Raffles 1822 [binturong]
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Invalid names: Ictides ater Cuvier and Geoffroy 1824 [synonym], Paradoxurus albifrons Cuvier 1822 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available