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Cynictis (yellow mongoose)

Mammalia - Carnivora - Herpestidae

Taxonomy
Cynictis was named by Ogilby (1833). It is extant.

It was assigned to Herpestinae by Mivart (1882); to Viverridae by Carroll (1988); and to Herpestidae by Werdelin and Peigne (2010).

Species
C. penicillata

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1833Cynictis Ogilby
1882Cynictis Mivart p. 142
1988Cynictis Carroll
2010Cynictis Werdelin and Peigne p. 631

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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)
genusCynictisOgilby 1833

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. Cynictis Ogilby 1833 [yellow mongoose]
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Cynictis penicillata Cuvier 1829 [yellow mongoose]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmean

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: Nowak 1991, Lillegraven 1979, Ji et al. 2002, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Tortonian to the top of the Holocene or 11.62000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 7.246 Ma

Collections (20 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Kenya Cynictis sp. (219711)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588South Africa Cynictis penicillata (22340)
Gelasian2.588 - 1.806Tanzania Cynictis sp. (21804)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781South Africa (Gauteng) Cynictis pencillata (183152)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117South Africa (Orange Free) Cynictis penicillata (21867)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117South Africa Cynictis penicillata (21825 21828 21956)
Pleistocene - Holocene2.588 - 0.0South Africa (Orange Free) Cynictis penicillata (21868)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0South Africa (N. Transraal) Cynictis penicillata (21693)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0South Africa Cynictis penicillata (21866 21940 21946)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0South Africa (Orange Free) Cynictis penicillata (21861 21908 21909 21911 21912 21943 21944)