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Herpestinae

Mammalia - Carnivora - Herpestidae

Taxonomy
Herpestinae was named by Bonaparte (1845). It is extant.

It was assigned to Herpestidae by Baker (1992).

Subtaxa
Atilax

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1845Herpestinae Bonaparte
1992Herpestinae Baker p. 1

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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
familyHerpestidae(Bonaparte 1845)
subfamilyHerpestinaeBonaparte 1845
subfamilyHerpestinaeBonaparte 1845

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.

Subfm. Herpestinae Bonaparte 1845
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G. Atilax Cuvier 1826 [marsh mongoose]
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Atilax paludinosus Cuvier 1829 [marsh mongoose]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingf
Diet: insectivoref
Diet 2: carnivoref
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-06-08 10:11:09
Modified: 2005-08-22 19:45:22
Source: f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Ji et al. 2002, Carroll 1988, Lillegraven 1979, Nowak 1991

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Messinian to the top of the Holocene or 7.24600 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 5.333 Ma

Collections (14 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Kenya Atilax sp. (22274)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781South Africa Atilax mesotes (95150)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117South Africa Atilax paludinosus (21695 21916 21931 21956) Atilax sp. (21825 21828)
Pleistocene - Holocene2.588 - 0.0South Africa Atilax paludinosus (21951)
Pleistocene - Holocene2.588 - 0.0Congo-Kinshasa Atilax paludinosus (22074)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0South Africa (N. Transraal) Atilax paludinosus (21693)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0South Africa (Orange Free) Atilax paludinosus (21944)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0South Africa Atilax paludinosus (21862 96973)