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Rhynchogale

Mammalia - Carnivora - Herpestidae

Taxonomy
Rhynchogale was named by Thomas (1894). It is extant. Its type is Rhinogale melleri.

It was assigned to Herpestidae by Thomas (1894).

Species

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1865Rhinogale Gray p. 573
1882Rhinogale Mivart p. 142
1894Rhynchogale Thomas

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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
AeluroideaFlower 1869
infraorderViverroideaGray 1821
familyHerpestidae(Bonaparte 1845)
genusRhynchogale

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.

G. Rhynchogale Thomas 1894
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Rhynchogale melleri Gray 1864 [Meller's mongoose]
Invalid names: Rhinogale Gray 1865 [replaced]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available