Herpestes flavescens

du Bocage, 1889

Angolan Slender Mongoose

Taxonomy

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

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Bocage, J.V.B. du. 1889-12. Mammifères d'Angola et du Congo (Suite). Jornal de sciencias mathematicas, physicas e naturaes (2)1(3):174-185.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3418926

Original name as described

Herpestes gracilis var. flavescens

Other common names

Kaokoveld Slender Mongoose · Black Mongoose · Larger Red Mongoose

Type kind

holotype

Type locality

"Benguella", Namibia.

Biogeographic realm

Afrotropic

Country distribution

Angola · Namibia

Taxonomy notes

includes nigrata, which is occasionally recogniced as a distinct species; moved from Galerella to Herpestes (since the type species, H. ichneumon is genetically within or basal to Galerella species based on different molecular analyses)

Taxonomy notes citation

Zhou, Y., Wang, S. R., & Ma, J. Z. (2017). Comprehensive species set revealing the phylogeny and biogeography of Feliformia (Mammalia, Carnivora) based on mitochondrial DNA. PloS one, 12(3), e0174902.

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1006042

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.

Herpestes gracilis var. flavescens

du Bocage, 1889

Family

Herpestidae

Root name

flavescens

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

179

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3418926

Authority publication

Jornal de sciencias mathematicas, physicas e naturaes

Name usages

Bocage (1889:179, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3418926) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/68982)

Myonax nigratus

(O. Thomas, 1928)

Family

Herpestidae

Root name

nigratus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1928.9.11.104

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/b4fd43cd-b929-46a4-b12b-70ff279e0174

Authority page

408

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

  1. Thomas (1929:103) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/14027)
  2. Shortridge (1934:127) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69309)
  3. Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)

Myonax shortridgei

(A. Roberts, 1932)

Family

Herpestidae

Root name

shortridgei

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

KM 1235

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

1

Authority publication

Annals of the Transvaal Museum

Name usages

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

Myonax nigratus nigratus

(Shortridge, 1934)

Family

Herpestidae

Root name

nigratus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

127

Authority publication

London

Name usages

Shortridge (1934:127) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69309)

Myonax nigratus shortridgei

(Shortridge, 1934)

Family

Herpestidae

Root name

shortridgei

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

127

Authority publication

London

Name usages

Shortridge (1934:127) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69309)

Calogale nigratus

(A. Roberts, 1937)

Family

Herpestidae

Root name

nigratus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

77

Authority publication

South African Journal of Science

Name usages

Roberts (1937:77) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35343)

Calogale shortridgei

(A. Roberts, 1937)

Family

Herpestidae

Root name

shortridgei

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

77

Authority publication

South African Journal of Science

Name usages

Roberts (1937:77) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35343)

Herpestes nigratus annulatus

Lundholm, 1955

Family

Herpestidae

Root name

annulatus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

TM 10498

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

291

Authority publication

Annals of the Transvaal Museum

Name usages

  1. Lundholm (1955:291) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/17630)
  2. Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)

Herpestes nigratus

Lundholm, 1955

Family

Herpestidae

Root name

nigratus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

291

Authority publication

Annals of the Transvaal Museum

Name usages

Lundholm (1955:291) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/17630)

Herpestes pulverulentus annulatus

Coetzee, 1971

Family

Herpestidae

Root name

annulatus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

26

Authority publication

Washington

Name usages

Coetzee (1971:26) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67173)

Herpestes pulverulentus nigratus

Coetzee, 1971

Family

Herpestidae

Root name

nigratus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

26

Authority publication

Washington

Name usages

Coetzee (1971:26) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67173)

Herpestes pulverulentus shortridgei

Coetzee, 1971

Family

Herpestidae

Root name

shortridgei

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

26

Authority publication

Washington

Name usages

Coetzee (1971:26) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67173)

Galerella nigrita

(Corbet & J. Edwards Hill, 1991)

Family

Herpestidae

Root name

nigrita

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

111

Authority publication

London

Name usages

Corbet & Hill (1991:111) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63070)

Galerella flavescens

(Wozencraft, 1993)

Family

Herpestidae

Root name

flavescens

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

302

Authority publication

Washington

Name usages

  1. Wozencraft (1993:302) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69009)
  2. Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)
  3. Wilson & Mittermeier (2009:315) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67177)
  4. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #400000153) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #400000153) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)

Galerella nigrata

(Rapson, Goldizen, & Seddon, 2012)

Family

Herpestidae

Root name

nigratus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

832

Authority publication

Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution

Name usages

  1. Rapson, Goldizen & Seddon (2012:832) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/11304)
  2. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #100000505) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  3. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #100000505) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)

Herpestes flavescens

Kingdon & Hoffman, 2013

Family

Herpestidae

Root name

flavescens

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

304

Authority publication

London

Name usages

  1. Kingdon & Hoffman (2013:304) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/27643)
  2. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1006042) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  3. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/41599/45205933) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

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