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/28500908

Original 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

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1006049

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.

Rhinogale melleri

(J. E. Gray, 1865)

Family

Herpestidae

Root name

melleri

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

575

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28500908

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

Name usages

  1. Gray (1865:575, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28500908) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36800)
  2. Gray (1869:173, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8397092) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/37331)

Herpestes Melleri

(A. Murray, 1866)

Family

Herpestidae

Root name

melleri

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

326

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15580322

Authority publication

London

Name usages

Murray (1866:326, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15580322) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39798)

Rhynchogale melleri

O. Thomas, 1894

Family

Herpestidae

Root name

melleri

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

139

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/35990419

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

Name usages

  1. Thomas (1894:139, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/35990419) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69209)
  2. Matschie (1895:82, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/14835475) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67260)
  3. Wroughton (1907:12, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34063318) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/68769)
  4. Coetzee (1971:27) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67173)
  5. Corbet & Hill (1980:103) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  6. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:276) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  7. Corbet & Hill (1991:112) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63070)
  8. Wozencraft (1993:307) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69009)
  9. Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)
  10. Wilson & Mittermeier (2009:320) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67177)
  11. Kingdon & Hoffman (2013:330) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/27643)
  12. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #41623) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  13. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #41623) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  14. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1006049) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  15. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/41623/45209275) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Rhynchogale caniceps

P. S. Kershaw, 1924

Family

Herpestidae

Root name

caniceps

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1923.11.15.1

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/aa1f6779-0947-4ac9-9400-315df8f4a00a

Authority page

79

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

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

Rhynchogale melleri langi

A. Roberts, 1938

Family

Herpestidae

Root name

langi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

TM 8367

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

243

Authority publication

Annals of the Transvaal Museum

Name usages

  1. Coetzee (1971:27) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67173)
  2. Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)
  3. Wilson & Mittermeier (2009:320) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67177)

Rhynchogale melleri caniceps

Coetzee, 1971

Family

Herpestidae

Root name

caniceps

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

27

Authority publication

Washington

Name usages

Coetzee (1971:27) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67173)

Rhynchogale melleri melleri

Coetzee, 1971

Family

Herpestidae

Root name

melleri

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 (2009:320) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67177)

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