Rhynchogale melleri
(J. E. Gray, 1865)
Meller's Mongoose
Taxonomy
Subclass | : Theria |
Infraclass | : Placentalia |
Magnorder | : Boreoeutheria |
Superorder | : Laurasiatheria |
Order | : Carnivora |
Suborder | : Feliformia |
Infraorder | : Viverroidea |
Family | : Herpestidae |
Subfamily | : Herpestinae |
Genus | : Rhynchogale |
Species status
Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005
Authority citation
Gray, J.E. 1865-05. A revision of the genera and species of viverrine animals (Viverridae), founded on the collection in the British Museum. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1864(3):502-579.
Authority publication link
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28500908Original name as described
Rhinogale melleri
Type locality
Kilosa, Tanganyika Territory, Tanzania.
Biogeographic realm
Afrotropic
Country distribution
Tanzania · Democratic Republic of the Congo · Malawi · Mozambique · Zambia · Zimbabwe · Botswana? · South Africa · Eswatini
IUCN Red List status
Least Concern
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