Bdeogale crassicauda

W. C. H. Peters, 1852

Bushy-tailed Mongoose

Taxonomy

Subclass : Theria
Infraclass : Placentalia
Magnorder : Boreoeutheria
Superorder : Laurasiatheria
Order : Carnivora
Suborder : Feliformia
Infraorder : Viverroidea
Family : Herpestidae
Subfamily : Herpestinae
Genus : Bdeogale

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Peters, W.C.H. 1852. Hr. Peters machte eine Mittheilung über die in Mossambique beobachteten Mangusten. Bericht über die zur Bekanntmachung geeigneten Verhandlungen der Königlichen Preussischen Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Berlin 1852:81-82.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11054641

Original name as described

Bdeogale crassicauda

Type material

lost (number not known)

Type kind

nonexistent

Type locality

"Tette", Mozambique.

Biogeographic realm

Afrotropic

Country distribution

Kenya · Tanzania · Democratic Republic of the Congo · Zambia · Malawi · Mozambique · Zimbabwe

Taxonomy notes

previously included B. omnivora

Taxonomy notes citation

Taylor, M.E. 2013. Bdeogale crassicauda Bushy-tailed Mongoose. In: J. Kingdon and M. Hoffmann (eds), The Mammals of Africa. V. Carnivores, Pangolins, Equids and Rhinoceroses, pp. 320-323. Bloomsbury, London, UK.

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1006037

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.

Bdeogale tenuis

O. Thomas & Wroughton, 1908

Family

Herpestidae

Root name

tenuis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1906.6.5.18

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/32689135-b62e-4e46-818b-fa733dbbdfa8

Authority page

168

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31209707

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

Bdeogale crassicauda nigrescens

Sale & M. E. Taylor, 1970

Family

Herpestidae

Root name

nigrescens

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1968.1103

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/9f6933da-f665-43d4-89b1-516f5eac0c19

Authority page

11

Authority publication

Journal of the East Africa Natural History Society and National Museum.

Name usages

  1. Coetzee (1971:24) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67173)
  2. Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)
  3. Wilson & Mittermeier (2009:318) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67177)

Bdeogale crassicauda

W. C. H. Peters, 1852

Family

Herpestidae

Root name

crassicauda

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

lost (number not known)

Type kind

nonexistent

Authority page

81

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11054641

Authority publication

Bericht über die zur Bekanntmachung geeigneten Verhandlungen der Königlichen Preussischen Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Berlin

Name usages

  1. Coetzee (1971:24) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67173)
  2. Corbet & Hill (1980:103) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  3. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:271) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  4. Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)
  5. Wilson & Mittermeier (2009:318) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67177)
  6. Kingdon & Hoffman (2013:320) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/27643)
  7. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #41591) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  8. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #41591) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  9. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1006037) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  10. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/41591/97163568) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Bdeogale puisa

W. C. H. Peters, 1852

Family

Herpestidae

Root name

puisa

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

lost (number not known)

Type kind

nonexistent

Authority page

82

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11054642

Authority publication

Bericht über die zur Bekanntmachung geeigneten Verhandlungen der Königlichen Preussischen Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Berlin

Name usages

Matschie (1895:76, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/14835469) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67260)

Bdeogale crassicauda crassicauda

Coetzee, 1971

Family

Herpestidae

Root name

crassicauda

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

24

Authority publication

Washington

Name usages

  1. Coetzee (1971:24) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67173)
  2. Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)
  3. Wilson & Mittermeier (2009:318) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67177)

Bdeogale crassicauda puisa

Coetzee, 1971

Family

Herpestidae

Root name

puisa

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

24

Authority publication

Washington

Name usages

  1. Coetzee (1971:24) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67173)
  2. Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)
  3. Wilson & Mittermeier (2009:318) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67177)

Bdeogale crassicauda tenuis

Coetzee, 1971

Family

Herpestidae

Root name

tenuis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

24

Authority publication

Washington

Name usages

  1. Coetzee (1971:24) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67173)
  2. Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)
  3. Wilson & Mittermeier (2009:318) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67177)

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