Urva semitorquata

(J. E. Gray, 1846)

Collared 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

Gray, J.E. 1846-09-01. New species of Mammalia. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (1)18(118):211-212.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2319544

Original name as described

Herpestes semitorquatus

Type material

BMNH:Mamm:1846.7.3.3

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/45b99c04-6017-4cfc-865a-a37165ab1302

Type locality

Borneo.

Biogeographic realm

Indomalaya

Country distribution

Indonesia · Malaysia · Brunei? · Philippines

Taxonomy notes

moved from Herpestes to Urva, species misspelled (semitorquatus -> semitorquata)

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

Near Threatened

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1006055

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 semitorquatus

(J. E. Gray, 1846)

Family

Herpestidae

Root name

semitorquata

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1846.7.3.3

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/45b99c04-6017-4cfc-865a-a37165ab1302

Authority page

211

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2319544

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

  1. Gray (1865:555, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28500888) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36800)
  2. Murray (1866:326, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15580322) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39798)
  3. Gray (1869:153, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8397072) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/37331)
  4. Lyon (1911:117, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15845279) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/15501)
  5. Davis (1962:115) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/16694)
  6. Corbet & Hill (1980:102) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  7. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:274) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  8. Corbet & Hill (1991:111) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63070)
  9. Wozencraft (1993:306) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69009)
  10. Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)
  11. Wilson & Mittermeier (2009:311) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67177)

Herpestes parvus

(Jentink, 1895)

Family

Herpestidae

Root name

parva

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

RMNH.MAM.34988.a, RMNH.MAM.34988.b

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.biodiversitydata.nl/naturalis/specimen/RMNH.MAM.34988.a https://data.biodiversitydata.nl/naturalis/specimen/RMNH.MAM.34988.b

Authority page

41-48

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9640237

Authority publication

Notes from the Leyden Museum

Mungos palawanus

(J. A. Allen, 1910)

Family

Herpestidae

Root name

palawana

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

AMNH M-29744

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/amnh/mammals?id=urn-catalog-amnh-mammals-m-29744

Authority page

17

Authority publication

Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History

Name usages

  1. Allen (1910:17) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/16004)
  2. Hollister (1912:23, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34354175) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/15163)

Mungos parvus

(Hollister, 1912)

Family

Herpestidae

Root name

parva

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

23

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34354175

Authority publication

Philippine Journal of Science

Name usages

Hollister (1912:23, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34354175) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/15163)

Mungos semitorquatus uniformis

(H. C. Robinson & Kloss, 1919)

Family

Herpestidae

Root name

uniformis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

RMNH.MAM.20803.a, RMNH.MAM.20803.b

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.biodiversitydata.nl/naturalis/specimen/RMNH.MAM.20803.a https://data.biodiversitydata.nl/naturalis/specimen/RMNH.MAM.20803.b

Authority page

302

Authority publication

Journal of the Federated Malay States Museums

Herpestes brachyurus parvus

(Sanborn, 1952)

Family

Herpestidae

Root name

parva

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

140

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2785538

Authority publication

Fieldiana Zoology

Name usages

  1. Sanborn (1952:140, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2785538) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/15029)
  2. Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)

Herpestes semitorquatus semitorquatus

(D. D. Davis, 1962)

Family

Herpestidae

Root name

semitorquata

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

115

Authority publication

Bulletin of Raffles Museum

Name usages

  1. Davis (1962:115) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/16694)
  2. Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)

Herpestes brachyurus palawanus

(Wozencraft, 2005)

Family

Herpestidae

Root name

palawana

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 (2009:309) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67177)

Herpestes semitorquatus uniformis

(Wozencraft, 2005)

Family

Herpestidae

Root name

uniformis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

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

Urva semitorquata

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

Family

Herpestidae

Root name

semitorquata

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 #400000482) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  3. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #400000482) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  4. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1006055) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  5. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/41616/45208027) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

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