Paracynictis selousi

(de Winton, 1896)

Selous's Mongoose

Taxonomy

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

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

de Winton, W.E. 1896-12-01. On a new mongoose from Matabeleland, British South Africa. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (6)18(108):469.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15628656

Original name as described

Cynictis Selousi

Type material

BMNH:Mamm:1897.1.4.6

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/4358c7b9-1a36-4f8d-a978-edfcee1618ae

Type locality

Essex Vale, Matabeleland, near Bulawayo, Zimbabwe.

Biogeographic realm

Afrotropic

Country distribution

Angola · Zambia · Malawi · Mozambique · Zimbabwe · Namibia · Botswana · South Africa

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1006048

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.

Paracynictis selousi bechuanae

A. Roberts, 1932

Family

Herpestidae

Root name

bechuanae

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

AMG 1627

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

5

Authority publication

Annals of the Transvaal Museum

Name usages

  1. Coetzee (1971:23) (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)

Cynictis Selousi

(de Winton, 1896)

Family

Herpestidae

Root name

selousi

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1897.1.4.6

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/4358c7b9-1a36-4f8d-a978-edfcee1618ae

Authority page

469

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15628656

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Paracynictis sengaani

A. Roberts, 1931

Family

Herpestidae

Root name

sengaani

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

TM 6081

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

227

Authority publication

Annals of the Transvaal Museum

Paracynictis selousi ngamiensis

A. Roberts, 1932

Family

Herpestidae

Root name

ngamiensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

TM 6536

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

5

Authority publication

Annals of the Transvaal Museum

Name usages

  1. Coetzee (1971:23) (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)

Paracynictis selousi

Coetzee, 1971

Family

Herpestidae

Root name

selousi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

23

Authority publication

Washington

Name usages

  1. Coetzee (1971:23) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67173)
  2. Corbet & Hill (1980:103) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  3. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:276) (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 (2013:339) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/27643)
  7. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #41622) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  8. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #41622) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  9. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1006048) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  10. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/41622/45209173) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Paracynictis selousi selousi

Coetzee, 1971

Family

Herpestidae

Root name

selousi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

23

Authority publication

Washington

Name usages

  1. Coetzee (1971:23) (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)

Paracynictis selousi sengaani

Coetzee, 1971

Family

Herpestidae

Root name

sengaani

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

23

Authority publication

Washington

Name usages

  1. Coetzee (1971:23) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67173)
  2. Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)

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