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Melursus ursinus subsp. ursinus Shaw 1791

Description

Melursus ursinus subsp. ursinus Shaw 1791

Melursus ursinus subsp. ursinus Shaw 1791, Nat. Misc., 2: (unpaginated) pl. 58.

Type Locality: "Abinteriore Bengala"; restricted by Pocock (1941 a) as "Patna, north of the Ganges, Bengal" [India].

Synonyms: Melursus ursinus subsp. labiatus (de Blainville 1817); Melursus ursinus subsp. longirostris (Tiedemann 1820); Melursus ursinus subsp. lybius Meyer 1793; Melursus ursinus subsp. niger (Goldfuss 1809).

Notes

Published as part of Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn, 2005, Order Carnivora, pp. 532-628 in Mammal Species of the World: a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3 rd Edition), Volume 1, Baltimore :The Johns Hopkins University Press on page 587, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.7316519

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Biodiversity

Scientific name authorship
Shaw
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Order
Carnivora
Family
Ursidae
Genus
Melursus
Species
ursinus
Taxon rank
subSpecies
Taxonomic concept label
Melursus ursinus subsp. ursinus Shaw, 1791 sec. Wilson & Reeder, 2005

References

  • Pocock, R. I. 1941 a. The fauna of British India, including Ceylon and Burma. Mammalia. Vol. II. Carnivora (suborders Aeluroidae (part) and Arctoidae). Taylor and Francis, Ltd., London, 503 pp.