Cynictis penicillata

(G. Cuvier, 1829)

Yellow Mongoose

Taxonomy

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

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Cuvier, G. 1829. Le Règne animal, distribué d'après son organisation, pour servir de base à l'histoire naturelle des animaux et d'introduction à l'anatomie comparée. Nouvelle édition, revue et augmentée. Tome I. Déterville et Crochard, Paris, 584 pp.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/33374000

Original name as described

Herpestes penicillatus

Type locality

type locality "Cape" (South Africa).

Biogeographic realm

Afrotropic

Country distribution

Angola · Namibia · Botswana · Zimbabwe · South Africa · Lesotho?

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1006041

Country distribution map

The map below provides a general overview. Most species inhabit only specific regions within countries. Known distribution is shown in green and predicted distribution is in yellow. 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.

Cynictis Ogilbyii

A. Smith, 1834

Family

Herpestidae

Root name

ogilbyii

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1841.806

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/c11af8c1-fc13-441d-8fde-118971a86a84

Authority page

117

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15968233

Authority publication

South African Quarterly Journal

Cynictis lepturus

A. Smith, 1839

Family

Herpestidae

Root name

lepturus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1859.5.7.15

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/72c66d9e-cc43-452a-a85b-a053a7716f06

Authority publication

London

Cynictis penicillata intensa

Schwann, 1906

Family

Herpestidae

Root name

intensa

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1902.9.1.23

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/76491380-07d1-48d1-b167-87b2c6bfa852

Authority page

104

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/32051426

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

Name usages

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

Cynictis penicillata pallidior

O. Thomas & Schwann, 1904

Family

Herpestidae

Root name

pallidior

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1904.2.3.35

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/849262ed-a14f-4be0-931f-2d9db92c87ab

Authority page

5

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31887630

Authority publication

Abstracts of the Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

Name usages

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

Cynictis bradfieldi cinderella

O. Thomas, 1927

Family

Herpestidae

Root name

cinderella

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1925.12.4.40

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/7e298a1f-311b-42f7-b3f4-d4aaddd61d6e

Authority page

375

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

Cynictis penicillata brachyodon

Ewer, 1957

Family

Herpestidae

Root name

brachyodon

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BPI M 282

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

57

Authority publication

Palaeontologia africana

Cynictis penicillata brachyura

A. Roberts, 1924

Family

Herpestidae

Root name

brachyura

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

TM 1902

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

68

Authority publication

Annals of the Transvaal Museum

Name usages

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

Cynictis penicillata bradfieldi

A. Roberts, 1924

Family

Herpestidae

Root name

bradfieldi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

TM 3484

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

69

Authority publication

Annals of the Transvaal Museum

Name usages

  1. Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)
  2. Wilson & Mittermeier (2009:315) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67177)

Cynictis penicillata coombsi

A. Roberts, 1929

Family

Herpestidae

Root name

coombsi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

TM 4877

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

90

Authority publication

Annals of the Transvaal Museum

Name usages

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

Cynictis penicillata kalaharica

A. Roberts, 1932

Family

Herpestidae

Root name

kalaharica

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

TM 6528

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

4

Authority publication

Annals of the Transvaal Museum

Name usages

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

Cynictis penicillata karasensis

A. Roberts, 1938

Family

Herpestidae

Root name

karasensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

TM 7885

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

235

Authority publication

Annals of the Transvaal Museum

Name usages

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

Cynictis Levaillantii

Lesson, 1842

Family

Herpestidae

Root name

levaillantii

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

65

Authority publication

Paris

Name usages

Lesson (1842:65) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36812)

Cynictis Ogilbyi

Lesson, 1842

Family

Herpestidae

Root name

ogilbyi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

65

Authority publication

Paris

Name usages

Lesson (1842:65) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36812)

Cynictis Stedmanni

Lesson, 1842

Family

Herpestidae

Root name

stedmanni

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

65

Authority publication

Paris

Name usages

Lesson (1842:65) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36812)

Cynictis penicillata

A. Roberts, 1913

Family

Herpestidae

Root name

penicillata

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

77

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/50439535

Authority publication

Annals of the Transvaal Museum

Name usages

  1. Roberts (1913:77, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/50439535) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/17656)
  2. Coetzee (1971:24) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67173)
  3. Corbet & Hill (1980:103) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  4. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:272) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  5. Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)
  6. Wilson & Mittermeier (2009:315) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67177)
  7. Kingdon & Hoffman (2013:334) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/27643)
  8. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #41597) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  9. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #41597) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  10. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1006041) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  11. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/41597/45205726) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Cynictis penicillata cinderella

Wozencraft, 2005

Family

Herpestidae

Root name

cinderella

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

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

Cynictis penicillata lepturus

Wozencraft, 2005

Family

Herpestidae

Root name

lepturus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

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

Cynictis penicillata ogilbyii

Wozencraft, 2005

Family

Herpestidae

Root name

ogilbyii

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

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

Cynictis penicillata penicillata

Wozencraft, 2005

Family

Herpestidae

Root name

penicillata

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

  1. Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)
  2. Wilson & Mittermeier (2009:315) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67177)

Cynictis penicillata coombsii

D. E. Wilson & Mittermeier, 2009

Family

Herpestidae

Root name

coombsii

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

315

Authority publication

Barcelona

Name usages

Wilson & Mittermeier (2009:315) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67177)

Mangusta Le Vaillantii

(A. Smith, 1829)

Family

Herpestidae

Root name

levaillantii

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

437

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2310846

Authority publication

Zoological Journal

Name usages

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

Herpestes penicillatus

(G. Cuvier, 1829)

Family

Herpestidae

Root name

penicillata

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

158

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/33374000

Authority publication

Paris

Name usages

Smith (1842:159) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67141)

Cynictis Steedmanni

W. Ogilby, 1833

Family

Herpestidae

Root name

steedmanni

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

49

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12859489

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

Name usages

  1. Smith (1842:157) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67141)
  2. Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)

Cynictis typicus

A. Smith, 1834

Family

Herpestidae

Root name

typica

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_novum

Authority page

116

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15968232

Authority publication

South African Quarterly Journal

Name usages

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

Cynictis penicillata bechuanae

A. Roberts, 1932

Family

Herpestidae

Root name

bechuanae

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

4

Authority publication

Annals of the Transvaal Museum

Name usages

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

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