Mungotictis decemlineata
(A. Grandidier, 1867)
Narrow-striped Boky
Taxonomy
Subclass | : Theria |
Infraclass | : Placentalia |
Magnorder | : Boreoeutheria |
Superorder | : Laurasiatheria |
Order | : Carnivora |
Suborder | : Feliformia |
Infraorder | : Viverroidea |
Family | : Eupleridae |
Subfamily | : Galidiinae |
Genus | : Mungotictis |
Species status
Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005
Authority citation
Grandidier, A. 1867-03. Mammifres et Oiseaux nouveaux découverts à Madagascar et décrits par M. Alfred Grandidier. Revue et Magasin de Zoologie pure et appliquée (2)19:84-88.
Authority publication link
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2704265Original name as described
Galidia decemlineata
Other common names
Narrow-striped Mongoose · Boky · Boky-boky
Type material
RMNH.MAM.34431.a, RMNH.MAM.34431.b
Type kind
syntypes
Type specimen URI
https://data.biodiversitydata.nl/naturalis/specimen/RMNH.MAM.34431.a https://data.biodiversitydata.nl/naturalis/specimen/RMNH.MAM.34431.bType locality
"à la côte ouest de Madagascar". The previous statement that the type locality is the "east coast of Madagascar" is incorrect.
Biogeographic realm
Afrotropic
Country distribution
Madagascar
IUCN Red List status
Endangered
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