Arctonyx hoevenii

(Hubrecht, 1891)

Sumatran Hog Badger

Taxonomy

Subclass : Theria
Infraclass : Placentalia
Magnorder : Boreoeutheria
Superorder : Laurasiatheria
Order : Carnivora
Suborder : Caniformia
Infraorder : Arctoidea
Superfamily : Musteloidea
Family : Mustelidae
Subfamily : Melinae
Genus : Arctonyx

Species status

Living
Found in the wild

Authority citation

Hubrecht, A.A.W. 1891-10. A new mammal from Sumatra. Notes from the Leyden Museum 13(4):241-242.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9642153

Original name as described

Trichomanis Hoevenii

Type material

ZRC 4.1143

Type kind

neotype

Type locality

Sungai Kumbang, 4700 ft, Gunung Kerinci, West Sumatra, Indonesia.

Biogeographic realm

Indomalaya

Country distribution

Indonesia

Taxonomy notes

split from A. collaris

Taxonomy notes citation

Helgen, K.M., Lim, N.T-L. and Helgen, L.E. 2008. The hog-badger is not an edentate: systematics and evolution of the genus Arctonyx (Mammalia: Mustelidae). Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 154: 353-385.

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1005855

Country distribution map

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Names and synonyms

Present and past (if available) associated names to the species. Click on a name to view its details. If the list is long, scroll down to see more.

Trichomanis Hoevenii

(Hubrecht, 1891)

Family

Mustelidae

Root name

hoevenii

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

ZRC 4.1143

Type kind

neotype

Authority page

242

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9642153

Authority publication

Notes from the Leyden Museum

Arctonyx Hoeveni

Matschie, 1908

Family

Mustelidae

Root name

hoeveni

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

144

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15660256

Authority publication

Berlin

Name usages

Matschie (1908:144, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15660256) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/68684)

Arctonyx collaris hoevenii

Wozencraft, 2005

Family

Mustelidae

Root name

hoevenii

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)

Arctonyx hoevenii

K. M. Helgen, N. T.-L. Lim, & L. E. Helgen, 2008

Family

Mustelidae

Root name

hoevenii

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

372

Authority publication

Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society

Name usages

  1. Helgen, Lim & Helgen (2008:372) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/708)
  2. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #100000390) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  3. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #100000390) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  4. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1005855) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  5. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/70205771/70205927) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

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