Urva fusca

(G. R. Waterhouse, 1838)

Indian Brown Mongoose

Taxonomy

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

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Waterhouse, G.R. 1838-07. Mr. Waterhouse exhibited a new species, from the Society's Collection, of Gerbillus, and a new Herpestes, which were accompanied with the following descriptions. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1838(64):55-56.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30571112

Original name as described

Herpestes fusca

Type material

BMNH:Mamm:1855.12.24.227

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/778d8cc7-ffc0-4167-b350-d760fabb0154

Type locality

India.

Biogeographic realm

Indomalaya

Country distribution

India · Sri Lanka

Taxonomy notes

moved from Herpestes to Urva, species misspelled: fuscus -> fusca

Taxonomy notes citation

Patou, M-L., Mclenachan, P.A., Morley, C.G., Couloux, A., Jennings, A.P., Veron, G. 2009. Molecular phylogeny of the Herpestidae (Mammalia, Carnivora) with a special emphasis on the Asian Herpestes. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 53: 69-80.

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1006053

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.

Herpestes fusca

(G. R. Waterhouse, 1838)

Family

Herpestidae

Root name

fusca

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1855.12.24.227

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/778d8cc7-ffc0-4167-b350-d760fabb0154

Authority page

55

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30571112

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

Name usages

  1. Waterhouse (1838:298, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15224961) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69403)
  2. Smith (1842:158) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67141)

Mongo fusca

(Lesson, 1842)

Family

Herpestidae

Root name

fusca

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

63

Authority publication

Paris

Name usages

Lesson (1842:63) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36812)

Herpestes flavidens

(Kelaart, 1850)

Family

Herpestidae

Root name

flavidens

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

209

Authority publication

Journal of the Ceylon Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society

Name usages

  1. Kelaart (1852:44, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/52257243) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/38608)
  2. Kelaart (1890:317) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/60533)
  3. Phillips (1925:165) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67769)
  4. Phillips (1929:136) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/68575)

Herpestes fulvescens

(Kelaart in E. Blyth, 1851)

Family

Herpestidae

Root name

fulvescens

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

162

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40259748

Authority publication

Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal

Name usages

  1. Blyth (1852:348, 349 (footnote), https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40265064, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40265065) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69216)
  2. Blyth (1852:349 (footnote), https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40265065) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69216)
  3. Blyth (1863:52, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/47534680) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/37155)
  4. Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)

Herpestes fuscus

(E. Blyth, 1852)

Family

Herpestidae

Root name

fusca

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

349 (footnote)

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40265065

Authority publication

Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal

Name usages

  1. Blyth (1852:349 (footnote), https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40265065) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69216)
  2. Blyth (1863:52, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/47534680) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/37155)
  3. Gray (1865:554, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28500887) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36800)
  4. Murray (1866:325, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15580321) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39798)
  5. Jerdon (1867:136, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/37299875) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/68353)
  6. Gray (1869:152, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8397071) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/37331)
  7. Pilgrim (1932:108) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/28007)
  8. Corbet & Hill (1980:102) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  9. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:273) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  10. Corbet & Hill (1991:111) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63070)
  11. Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)
  12. Wilson & Mittermeier (2009:310) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67177)

Cynictis Maccarthiæ

(J. E. Gray, 1853)

Family

Herpestidae

Root name

maccarthiae

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1851.3.17.3

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/26799310-5180-4ef5-a3c3-14c8f611d574 https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/c9469fc9-4292-4ec5-92c6-327b8e1a32a9

Authority page

131

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30680383

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

Onychogale maccarthiæ

(J. E. Gray, 1865)

Family

Herpestidae

Root name

maccarthiae

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

570

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28500903

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

Name usages

  1. Gray (1865:570, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28500903) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36800)
  2. Gray (1869:168, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8397087) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/37331)

Herpestes Maccarthriæ

(A. Murray, 1866)

Family

Herpestidae

Root name

maccarthriae

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

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)

Herpestes ceylanicus

(Nevill, 1887)

Family

Herpestidae

Root name

ceylanica

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

62

Authority publication

book

Name usages

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

Herpestes flavidens ceylonicus

(O. Thomas, 1924)

Family

Herpestidae

Root name

ceylonicus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

240

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

  1. Phillips (1925:167) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67769)
  2. Phillips (1929:136) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/68575)
  3. Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)

Herpestes flavidens phillipsi

(O. Thomas, 1924)

Family

Herpestidae

Root name

phillipsi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1923.12.15.1

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/b813105c-c7bd-4b95-b023-23ad703bce21

Authority page

239

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

  1. Phillips (1925:166) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67769)
  2. Phillips (1929:136) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/68575)
  3. Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)

Herpestes flavidens siccatus

(O. Thomas, 1924)

Family

Herpestidae

Root name

siccata

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1872.4.17.1

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/692cdc11-20f2-40e6-b18c-15365f213b6d

Authority page

240

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

  1. Phillips (1925:167) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67769)
  2. Phillips (1929:137) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/68575)

Herpestes flavidens flavidens

(W. W. A. Phillips, 1925)

Family

Herpestidae

Root name

flavidens

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

166

Authority publication

Spolia Zeylanica

Name usages

  1. Phillips (1925:166) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67769)
  2. Phillips (1929:136) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/68575)

Herpestes flavidens maccarthiae

(W. W. A. Phillips, 1925)

Family

Herpestidae

Root name

maccarthiae

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

166

Authority publication

Spolia Zeylanica

Name usages

  1. Phillips (1925:166) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67769)
  2. Phillips (1929:136) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/68575)

Herpestes flavidens phillipsii

(Pocock, 1937)

Family

Herpestidae

Root name

phillipsii

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

232

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/47601956

Authority publication

Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society

Herpestes fuscus rubidior

(Pocock, 1937)

Family

Herpestidae

Root name

rubidior

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1920.5.1.8

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/dc16255d-348f-4120-8766-20d0ce518fd4

Authority page

233

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/47601957

Authority publication

Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society

Name usages

  1. Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)
  2. Wilson & Mittermeier (2009:310) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67177)

Herpestes fuscus flavidens

(Wozencraft, 2005)

Family

Herpestidae

Root name

flavidens

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

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

Herpestes fuscus fuscus

(Wozencraft, 2005)

Family

Herpestidae

Root name

fusca

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

  1. Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)
  2. Wilson & Mittermeier (2009:310) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67177)

Herpestes fuscus maccarthiae

(Wozencraft, 2005)

Family

Herpestidae

Root name

maccarthiae

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

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

Herpestes fuscus siccatus

(Wozencraft, 2005)

Family

Herpestidae

Root name

siccata

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

  1. Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)
  2. Wilson & Mittermeier (2009:310) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67177)

Herpestes fuscus phillipsi

(D. E. Wilson & Mittermeier, 2009)

Family

Herpestidae

Root name

phillipsi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

310

Authority publication

Barcelona

Name usages

Wilson & Mittermeier (2009:310) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67177)

Urva fusca

Patou, McLenachan, Morley, Couloux, A. P. Jennings, & Veron, 2009

Family

Herpestidae

Root name

fusca

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

78

Authority publication

Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution

Name usages

  1. Patou, McLenachan, Morley, Couloux, Jennings & Veron (2009:78) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/752)
  2. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #400000480) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  3. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #400000480) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  4. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1006053) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  5. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/41612/45207051) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

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