Urva vitticollis

(E. T. Bennett, 1835)

Stripe-necked 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

Bennett, E.T. 1835-09-02. A letter was read, addressed to Mr. Vigors by Philip Poole, Esq., Assistant Surgeon, Madras Medical Establishment, and dated Travancore Residency, December 17, 1834. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1835:66-67.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30568576

Original name as described

Herpestes vitticollis

Type material

BMNH:Mamm:1855.12.24.224

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/52b1871a-7603-4182-a45d-ca9ecb887d97

Type locality

Travancore, South India.

Biogeographic realm

Indomalaya

Country distribution

India · Sri Lanka

Taxonomy notes

moved from Herpestes to Urva, species misspelled (viticollis -> vitticola)

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

Not Evaluated

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1006058

Country distribution map

The map below provides a general overview. Most species inhabit only specific regions within countries. Hover over the highlighted regions to see the country name.

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 vitticollis

(E. T. Bennett, 1835)

Family

Herpestidae

Root name

vitticollis

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1855.12.24.224

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/52b1871a-7603-4182-a45d-ca9ecb887d97

Authority page

67

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30568576

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

Name usages

  1. Smith (1842:159) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67141)
  2. Kelaart (1852:156, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/59278676) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67270)
  3. Kelaart (1852:42, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/52257241) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/38608)
  4. Murray (1866:326, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15580322) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39798)
  5. Jerdon (1867:137, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/37299878) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/68353)
  6. Kelaart (1890:317) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/60533)
  7. Phillips (1925:171) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67769)
  8. Phillips (1929:137) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/68575)
  9. Corbet & Hill (1980:102) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  10. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:275) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  11. Corbet & Hill (1991:111) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63070)
  12. Wozencraft (1993:306) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69009)
  13. Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)
  14. Wilson & Mittermeier (2009:312) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67177)

Mungos? vitticollis

(W. Ogilby, 1835)

Family

Herpestidae

Root name

vitticollis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

103

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30568612

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

Name usages

  1. Blyth (1852:348, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40265064) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69216)
  2. Blyth (1863:50, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/47534678) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/37155)

Crossarchus rubiginosus

(J. A. Wagner, 1841)

Family

Herpestidae

Root name

rubiginosa

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

329

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31062958

Authority publication

Die Säugthiere in Abbildungen nach der Natur

Name usages

  1. Murray (1866:326, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15580322) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39798)
  2. Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)

Viverra (Mangusta) vitticollis

(de Blainville, 1842)

Family

Herpestidae

Root name

vitticollis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

96

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/57989630

Authority publication

Ostéographie

Name usages

Blainville (1842:96, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/57989630) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/68406)

Mangusta vitticollis

(E. L. Layard, 1851)

Family

Herpestidae

Root name

vitticollis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

405

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13788005

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

Layard (1851:405, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13788005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67277)

Tæniogale vitticollis

(J. E. Gray, 1865)

Family

Herpestidae

Root name

vitticollis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

569

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28500902

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

Name usages

  1. Gray (1865:569, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28500902) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36800)
  2. Gray (1869:167, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8397086) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/37331)

Herpestes vitticollis inornatus

(Pocock, 1941)

Family

Herpestidae

Root name

inornata

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1909.3.13.1

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/a1fbea24-8b87-4c6a-bdce-e7b05fec235b

Authority page

49

Authority publication

London

Name usages

  1. Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)
  2. Wilson & Mittermeier (2009:312) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67177)

Herpestes vitticollis vitticollis

(Wozencraft, 2005)

Family

Herpestidae

Root name

vitticollis

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 (2009:312) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67177)

Urva vitticolla

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

Family

Herpestidae

Root name

vitticolla

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

unjustified_emendation

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 #400000485) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  3. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #400000485) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  4. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/41619/45208503) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Urva vitticollis

Mammal Diversity Database, 2024

Family

Herpestidae

Root name

vitticollis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination · unpublished_electronic

Authority page URI

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1006058

Name usages

Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1006058) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)

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