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Viverrinae

Mammalia - Carnivora - Viverridae

Taxonomy
Viverrinae was named by Gray (1821). It is extant.

It was assigned to Viverridae by Mivart (1882), Hendey (1974), Ginsburg (1977), Gaubert et al. (2004) and Wilson and Reeder (2005).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1821Viverrinae Gray
1882Viverrinae Mivart p. 142
1974Viverrinae Hendey p. 75
1977Viverrinae Ginsburg p. 229
2004Viverrinae Gaubert et al. p. 124
2005Viverrinae Wilson and Reeder

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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
familyViverridae
subfamilyViverrinaeGray 1821
subfamilyViverrinaeGray 1821

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. Viverrinae Gray 1821
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G. Civettictis Pocock 1915 [African civet]
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Civettictis civetta Schreber 1776 [civet cat]
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Invalid names: Viverra poortmanni Pucheran 1855 [synonym]
†Civettictis howelli Morales et al. 2005
G. †Orangictis Morales et al. 2001
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†Orangictis gariepensis Morales et al. 2001
G. †Semigenetta Helbing 1927
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†Semigenetta cadeoti Roman and Viret 1934
G. Viverra Linnaeus 1758
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Viverra civettina Blyth 1862 [Malabar large-spotted civet]
†Viverra leakeyi Petter 1963
Viverra megaspila Blyth 1862 [large spotted civet]
Viverra tangalunga Gray 1832 [Malayan civet]
Viverra zibetha Linnaeus 1758 [large Indian civet]
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Invalid names: Viverra ashtoni Swinhoe 1864 [synonym], Viverra filchneri Matschie 1908 [synonym], Viverra zibetha picta Wroughton 1915 [invalid subgroup], Viverra zibetha pruinosa Wroughton 1915 [invalid subgroup], Viverra zibetha sagillata Robinson and Kloss 1920 [invalid subgroup]
G. Viverricula Hodgson 1838 [small Indian civet]
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Viverricula malaccensis Gmelin 1788 [rasse]
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Viverricula malaccensis pallida Gray and Hardwicke 1833
Invalid names: Viverra bengalensis Gray and Hardwicke 1830 [synonym], Viverra indica Desmarest 1817 [synonym], Viverra schlegeli Pollen 1866 [synonym], Viverricula malaccensis thai Kloss 1919 [synonym]
Viverricula rasse Horsfield 1824
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Invalid names: Viverricula schlegeli Pollen 1866 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available