Ichneumia albicauda

(G. Cuvier, 1829)

White-tailed Mongoose

Taxonomy

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

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 albicaudus

Type material

MNHN-ZM-MO-2001-313, MNHN-ZM-MO-2001-314

Type kind

syntypes

Type specimen URI

http://coldb.mnhn.fr/catalognumber/mnhn/zm/mo-2001-313 http://coldb.mnhn.fr/catalognumber/mnhn/zm/mo-2001-314

Type locality

southern Africa and Senegal.

Biogeographic realm

Afrotropic

Country distribution

United Arab Emirates · Yemen · Oman · Saudi Arabia · Senegal · Gambia · Guinea · Guinea-Bissau · Sierra Leone · Mali · Cote d'Ivoire · Ghana · Burkina Faso · Togo · Benin · Niger · Nigeria · Cameroon · Chad · Central African Republic · Democratic Republic of the Congo · Sudan · South Sudan · Egypt · Eritrea · Djibouti · Ethiopia · Somalia · Kenya · Uganda · Rwanda · Burundi · Tanzania · Angola · Zambia · Malawi · Mozambique · Botswana · Zimbabwe · Namibia · South Africa · Lesotho · Eswatini

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1006047

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 grandis

(O. Thomas, 1890)

Family

Herpestidae

Root name

grandis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1889.11.22.1

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/950a70cf-14ab-42ab-b1ba-ad7f1bf1546b

Authority page

622

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28699307

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

Herpestes albicaudus ibeanus

(O. Thomas, 1904)

Family

Herpestidae

Root name

ibeana

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1899.10.14.2

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/e824e3aa-0b6b-4a71-80a0-6dcead32775a

Authority page

409 (footnote)

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16108495

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Herpestes albicaudus loandae

(O. Thomas, 1904)

Family

Herpestidae

Root name

loandae

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1904.4.9.37

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/8b8134e5-ae52-4e59-ac39-e154ee2de5df

Authority page

408

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16108494

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Ichneumia albescens

I. Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1837

Family

Herpestidae

Root name

albescens

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

MNHN-ZM-2011-346, MNHN-ZM-MO-2001-346, MNHN-ZM-MO-2001-347

Type kind

syntypes

Type specimen URI

http://coldb.mnhn.fr/catalognumber/mnhn/zm/2011-346 http://coldb.mnhn.fr/catalognumber/mnhn/zm/mo-2001-346 http://coldb.mnhn.fr/catalognumber/mnhn/zm/mo-2001-347

Authority page

580

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/36312238

Authority publication

Comptes rendus hebdomadaires des séances de l'Académie des sciences

Name usages

  1. Lesson (1842:64) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36812)
  2. Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)

Ichneumia nigricauda

Pucheran, 1855

Family

Herpestidae

Root name

nigricauda

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

MNHN-ZM-MO-1837-27

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://coldb.mnhn.fr/catalognumber/mnhn/zm/mo-1837-27

Authority page

394

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2281257

Authority publication

Revue et Magasin de Zoologie pure et appliquée

Name usages

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

Herpestes albicaudus

(G. Cuvier, 1829)

Family

Herpestidae

Root name

albicauda

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

MNHN-ZM-MO-2001-313, MNHN-ZM-MO-2001-314

Type kind

syntypes

Type specimen URI

http://coldb.mnhn.fr/catalognumber/mnhn/zm/mo-2001-313 http://coldb.mnhn.fr/catalognumber/mnhn/zm/mo-2001-314

Authority page

158

Authority page URI

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

Authority publication

Paris

Herpestes loempo

(Temminck, 1853)

Family

Herpestidae

Root name

loempo

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

RMNH.MAM.35035.a, RMNH.MAM.35035.b, RMNH.MAM.35036, RMNH.MAM.35037, RMNH.MAM.35038

Type kind

syntypes

Type specimen URI

https://data.biodiversitydata.nl/naturalis/specimen/RMNH.MAM.35035.a https://data.biodiversitydata.nl/naturalis/specimen/RMNH.MAM.35035.b https://data.biodiversitydata.nl/naturalis/specimen/RMNH.MAM.35036 https://data.biodiversitydata.nl/naturalis/specimen/RMNH.MAM.35037 https://data.biodiversitydata.nl/naturalis/specimen/RMNH.MAM.35038

Authority page

93

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/14835840

Authority publication

Leiden

Mungos albicaudus ferox

(E. Heller, 1913)

Family

Herpestidae

Root name

ferox

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:163294

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3a90636fc-3765-4059-95a3-9ce4e72b3810

Authority page

11

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30095853

Authority publication

Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections

Name usages

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

Mungos albicaudus dialeucos

(Hollister, 1916)

Family

Herpestidae

Root name

dialeucos

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:184794

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3b0f5be4a-401f-4e88-8b6e-d0656541eda3

Authority page

6

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29837323

Authority publication

Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections

Ichneumia grandis haagneri

A. Roberts, 1924

Family

Herpestidae

Root name

haagneri

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

68

Authority publication

Annals of the Transvaal Museum

Herpestes albicaudatus

(C. H. Smith, 1842)

Family

Herpestidae

Root name

albicaudatus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

159

Authority publication

Edinburgh

Name usages

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

Ichneumia albicauda

Lesson, 1842

Family

Herpestidae

Root name

albicauda

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

64

Authority publication

Paris

Name usages

  1. Lesson (1842:64) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36812)
  2. Allen (1909:171) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/16003)
  3. Coetzee (1971:28) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67173)
  4. Corbet & Hill (1980:103) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  5. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:275) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  6. Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)
  7. Wilson & Mittermeier (2009:317) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67177)
  8. Kingdon & Hoffman (2013:342) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/27643)
  9. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #41620) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  10. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #41620) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  11. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1006047) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  12. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/41620/45208640) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Ichneumia leucurus

Lesson, 1842

Family

Herpestidae

Root name

leucurus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

64

Authority publication

Paris

Name usages

Lesson (1842:64) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36812)

Herpestes albicauda

(Matschie, 1895)

Family

Herpestidae

Root name

albicauda

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

78

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/14835471

Authority publication

Berlin

Name usages

Matschie (1895:78, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/14835471) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67260)

Mungos grandis

(A. Roberts, 1913)

Family

Herpestidae

Root name

grandis

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

Roberts (1913:77, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/50439535) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/17656)

Mungos albicauda

(Dollman, 1914)

Family

Herpestidae

Root name

albicauda

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

88

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11472368

Authority publication

Revue zoologique africaine

Name usages

Dollman (1914:88, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11472368) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/16563)

Ichneumia albicauda albicauda

Coetzee, 1971

Family

Herpestidae

Root name

albicauda

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

28

Authority publication

Washington

Name usages

  1. Coetzee (1971:28) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67173)
  2. Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)
  3. Wilson & Mittermeier (2009:317) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67177)

Ichneumia albicauda dialeucos

Coetzee, 1971

Family

Herpestidae

Root name

dialeucos

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

28

Authority publication

Washington

Name usages

  1. Coetzee (1971:28) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67173)
  2. Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)
  3. Wilson & Mittermeier (2009:317) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67177)

Ichneumia albicauda grandis

Coetzee, 1971

Family

Herpestidae

Root name

grandis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

28

Authority publication

Washington

Name usages

  1. Coetzee (1971:28) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67173)
  2. Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)
  3. Wilson & Mittermeier (2009:317) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67177)

Ichneumia albicauda ibeana

Coetzee, 1971

Family

Herpestidae

Root name

ibeana

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

28

Authority publication

Washington

Name usages

  1. Coetzee (1971:28) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67173)
  2. Wilson & Mittermeier (2009:317) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67177)

Ichneumia albicauda loandae

Coetzee, 1971

Family

Herpestidae

Root name

loandae

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

28

Authority publication

Washington

Name usages

  1. Coetzee (1971:28) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67173)
  2. Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)
  3. Wilson & Mittermeier (2009:317) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67177)

Ichneumia albicauda loempo

Coetzee, 1971

Family

Herpestidae

Root name

loempo

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

28

Authority publication

Washington

Name usages

  1. Coetzee (1971:28) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67173)
  2. Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)
  3. Wilson & Mittermeier (2009:317) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67177)

Ichneumia albicauda haagneri

Wozencraft, 2005

Family

Herpestidae

Root name

haagneri

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

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

Ichneumia albicauda ibeanus

Wozencraft, 2005

Family

Herpestidae

Root name

ibeanus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

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

Herpestes leucurus

(Hemprich & Ehrenberg, 1832)

Family

Herpestidae

Root name

leucura

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

decas 2, folios h, i, k, Pl. 12

Authority publication

Berlin

Name usages

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

Ichneumon albicaudis

(A. Smith, 1834)

Family

Herpestidae

Root name

albicaudis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

115

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15968231

Authority publication

South African Quarterly Journal

Ichneumia Abu-Wudan

von Heuglin in von Heuglin & Fitzinger, 1866

Family

Herpestidae

Root name

abuwudan

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

561

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6447072

Authority publication

Sitzungsberichte der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften

Name usages

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

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