Nandinia binotata

(J. E. Gray, 1830)

African Palm Civet

Taxonomy

Subclass : Theria
Infraclass : Placentalia
Magnorder : Boreoeutheria
Superorder : Laurasiatheria
Order : Carnivora
Suborder : Feliformia
Infraorder : Nandinioidea
Family : Nandiniidae
Genus : Nandinia

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Gray, J.E. 1830. Spicilegia Zoologica; or original figures and short systematic descriptions of new and unfigured animals. Part II. Treuttel, Wurtz, and Co., London, 9-12 pp.

Authority publication link

https://books.google.com/books?id=IUYAAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA9

Original name as described

Viverra binotata

Type material

RMNH.MAM.34647

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.biodiversitydata.nl/naturalis/specimen/RMNH.MAM.34647

Type locality

Ashanti region, Ghana.

Biogeographic realm

Afrotropic

Country distribution

Senegal · Gambia · Guinea-Bissau · Guinea · Liberia · Sierra Leone · Cote d'Ivoire · Ghana · Togo · Benin · Nigeria · Cameroon · Equatorial Guinea · Gabon · Republic of the Congo · Central African Republic · Democratic Republic of the Congo · Angola · Zambia · Uganda · South Sudan · Kenya · Rwanda · Burundi · Tanzania · Malawi · Mozambique · Zimbabwe

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1006027

Country distribution map

The map below provides a general overview. Most species inhabit only specific regions within countries. Hover over the highlighted regions to see the country name.

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.

Nandinia Gerrardi

O. Thomas, 1893

Family

Nandiniidae

Root name

gerrardi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1864.1.9.2

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/6f24ad07-b4cd-4c1f-85a7-4b50ad222053

Authority page

205

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/24343971

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

  1. Matschie (1895:75, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/14835468) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67260)
  2. Thomas (1898:931, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30988170) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35378)

Nandinia binotata intensa

Cabrera & Ruxton, 1926

Family

Nandiniidae

Root name

intensa

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1926.7.6.161

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/f11f224b-4f8a-4a11-b6fe-9d1d7f041028

Authority page

596

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

  1. Coetzee (1971:17) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67173)
  2. Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)
  3. Wilson & Mittermeier (2009:52) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67177)

Paradoxurus Hamiltonii

(J. E. Gray, 1832)

Family

Nandiniidae

Root name

hamiltonii

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:80a

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/43a851a9-7d40-4dcf-b2ee-fc30f6e393e8

Authority page

67

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/1213970

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

Name usages

  1. Smith (1842:164) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67141)
  2. Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)

Viverra binotata

(J. E. Gray, 1830)

Family

Nandiniidae

Root name

binotata

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

RMNH.MAM.34647

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.biodiversitydata.nl/naturalis/specimen/RMNH.MAM.34647

Authority page

9

Authority publication

London

Nandinia binotata arborea

E. Heller, 1913

Family

Nandiniidae

Root name

arborea

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:182374

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/354883e4a-c078-4d0d-9147-564e66cb6b6d

Authority page

9

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30095851

Authority publication

Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections

Name usages

  1. Coetzee (1971:16) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67173)
  2. Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)
  3. Wilson & Mittermeier (2009:52) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67177)

Paradoxurus binotatus

(Lesson, 1842)

Family

Nandiniidae

Root name

binotatus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

61

Authority publication

Paris

Name usages

Lesson (1842:61) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36812)

Paradoxurus Hamiltoni

(Lesson, 1842)

Family

Nandiniidae

Root name

hamiltoni

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

61

Authority publication

Paris

Name usages

Lesson (1842:61) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36812)

Nandinia binotata

Matschie, 1895

Family

Nandiniidae

Root name

binotata

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

75

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/14835468

Authority publication

Berlin

Name usages

  1. Matschie (1895:75, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/14835468) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67260)
  2. Coetzee (1971:16) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67173)
  3. Corbet & Hill (1980:100) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  4. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:269) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  5. Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)
  6. O'Brien, Menninger & Nash (2006:500) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/7321)
  7. Wilson & Mittermeier (2009:52) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67177)
  8. Kingdon & Hoffman (2013:140) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/27643)
  9. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #41589) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  10. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #41589) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  11. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1006027) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  12. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/41589/45204645) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Nandinia binotata binotata

Coetzee, 1971

Family

Nandiniidae

Root name

binotata

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

16

Authority publication

Washington

Name usages

  1. Coetzee (1971:16) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67173)
  2. Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)
  3. Wilson & Mittermeier (2009:52) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67177)

Nandinia binotata gerrardi

Coetzee, 1971

Family

Nandiniidae

Root name

gerrardi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

17

Authority publication

Washington

Name usages

  1. Coetzee (1971:17) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67173)
  2. Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)
  3. Wilson & Mittermeier (2009:52) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67177)

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