Bdeogale omnivora

E. Heller, 1913

Sokoke 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

Authority citation

Heller, E. 1913-09-16. New antelopes and carnivores from British East Africa. Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections 61(13):1-15.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30095854

Original name as described

Bdeogale crassicauda omnivora

Other common names

Sokoke Dog Mongoose; Sokoke Bushy-tailed Mongoose

Type material

USNM:MAMM:182275

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3d863e890-e611-43d7-8276-01fab9519546

Type locality

Mazeras, Kenya.

Biogeographic realm

Afrotropic

Country distribution

Kenya · Tanzania

Taxonomy notes

split from B. crassicauda

Taxonomy notes citation

Taylor, M.E. 2013. Bdeogale omnivora Sokoke Bushy-tailed Mongoose. In: J. Kingdon and M. Hoffmann (eds), The Mammals of Africa. V. Carnivores, Pangolins, Equids and Rhinoceroses, pp. 328-330. Bloomsbury, London, UK.

IUCN Red List status

Vulnerable

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1006040

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.

Bdeogale crassicauda omnivora

E. Heller, 1913

Family

Herpestidae

Root name

omnivora

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:182275

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3d863e890-e611-43d7-8276-01fab9519546

Authority page

12

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30095854

Authority publication

Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections

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 omnivora

Kingdon & Hoffman, 2013

Family

Herpestidae

Root name

omnivora

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

328

Authority publication

book

Name usages

  1. Kingdon & Hoffman (2013:328) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/27643)
  2. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #400000056) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  3. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #400000056) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  4. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1006040) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  5. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/136686/45221619) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

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