Published December 31, 1982 | Version v1
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Herpestes sanguineus

Description

Herpestes sanguineus (Ruppell, 1835). Neue Wirbelt. Fauna Abyssin. Gehörig. Saugeth., 1:27.

TYPE LOCALITY: Sudan, Kordofan.

DISTRIBUTION: Subsaharan Africa.

COMMENT: Included in Galerella by Allen, 1924, Bull. Am. Mus. Nat. Hist., 47: 176- 178; Rosevear, 1974:308; and Ansell, 1978:41; but also see Kingdon, 1977:185. Includes dentifer, granti, and ochraceus; see Coetzee, 1977, Part 8: 27. Reviewed by Taylor, 1975, Mamm. Species, 65:1-5.

ISIS NUMBER: 5301412005027013001 as H. sanguineus.

5301412005027003001 as H. dentifer.

5301412005027006001 as H. granti.

5301412005027011001 as H. ochracea (sic).

Notes

Published as part of James H. Honacki, Kenneth E. Kinman & James W. Koeppl, 1982, Order Carnivora, pp. 244-289 in Mammal Species of the World (1 st Edition), Lawrence, Kansas, USA :Alien Press, Inc. & The Association of Systematics Collections on page 274, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.7352980

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Additional details

Biodiversity

Scientific name authorship
Ruppell
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Order
Carnivora
Family
Herpestidae
Genus
Herpestes
Species
sanguineus
Taxon rank
species
Taxonomic concept label
Herpestes sanguineus (Ruppell, 1835) sec. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl, 1982

References

  • Allen, J. A. 1924. Carnivora collected by the American Museum Congo Expedition. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History, 47: 73 - 281.
  • Rosevear, D. R. 1974. The carnivores of West Africa. Trustees of the British Museum (Natural History), London, 723: 1 - 548.
  • Ansell, W. F. H. 1978. The mammals of Zambia. National Parks and Wildlife Service, Chilanga, 126 pp.
  • Kingdon, J. 1977. East African mammals: An atlas of evolution in Africa. (Carnivores). Academic Press, New York, 3 A: 1 - 476.
  • Taylor, M. E. 1975. Herpestes sanguineus. Mammalian Species, 65: 1 - 5.