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Nandinia binotata (African palm civet)

Mammalia - Carnivora - Nandiniidae

Taxonomy
Paradoxurus binotatus was named by Gray (1832). It is extant.

It was recombined as Nandinia binotata by Gray (1864) and Mivart (1882).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1832Paradoxurus binotatus Gray p. 68
1852Paradoxurus hamiltonii Gray p. 67
1864Nandinia binotata Gray p. 529
1882Nandinia binotata Mivart p. 169

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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
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
familyNandiniidaePocock 1929
genusNandiniaGray 1843
speciesbinotata(Gray 1832)

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.

Nandinia binotata Gray 1832 [African palm civet]
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Invalid names: Paradoxurus hamiltonii Gray 1852 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmean

Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: arborealg
Diet: carnivoreo
Diet 2: omnivoreo
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2011-04-25 12:02:15
Modified: 2011-04-24 21:02:15
Source: g = genus, o = order, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Gebo and Rose 1993, Lillegraven 1979, Carroll 1988, Nowak 1999, Hendy et al. 2009, Ji et al. 2002
Collections
No collection or age range data are available