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Taxonomy
Viverra cristata was named by Sparrman (1783). It is extant.
It was recombined as Proteles cristatus by Mivart (1882), Cabrera (1910), Koehler and Richardson (1990), Werdelin and Solunias (1991) and Koepfli et al. (2006).
It was recombined as Proteles cristatus by Mivart (1882), Cabrera (1910), Koehler and Richardson (1990), Werdelin and Solunias (1991) and Koepfli et al. (2006).
Subspecies
Synonyms
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Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1783 | Viverra cristata Sparrman p. 581 |
| 1820 | Viverra hyenoides Desmarest p. 538 |
| 1824 | Proteles lalandii Geoffroy p. 355 |
| 1830 | Geocyon lalandii Wagler p. 30 |
| 1834 | Proteles typicus Smith p. 96 |
| 1882 | Proteles cristatus Mivart p. 202 |
| 1910 | Proteles cristatus Cabrera p. 463 |
| 1990 | Proteles cristatus Koehler and Richardson p. 1 |
| 1991 | Proteles cristatus Werdelin and Solunias |
| 2006 | Proteles cristatus Koepfli et al. p. 604 |
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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.
Proteles cristatus Sparrman 1783 [aardwolf]
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Proteles cristatus pallidior Cabrera 1910
Proteles cristatus septentrionalis Rothschild 1902
Invalid names: Proteles lalandii Geoffroy 1824 [synonym], Proteles typicus Smith 1834 [synonym], Viverra hyenoides Desmarest 1820 [synonym]
Proteles cristatus cristatus Sparrman 1783
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available