Xenogale naso
(de Winton, 1901)
Long-nosed Mongoose
Taxonomy
| Subclass | : Theria |
| Infraclass | : Placentalia |
| Magnorder | : Boreoeutheria |
| Superorder | : Laurasiatheria |
| Order | : Carnivora |
| Suborder | : Feliformia |
| Infraorder | : Viverroidea |
| Family | : Herpestidae |
| Subfamily | : Herpestinae |
| Genus | : Xenogale |
Species status
Authority citation
de Winton, W.E. 1901. Description of a new mongoose from West Africa. Bulletin of the Liverpool Museums 3(2):35-37.
Original name as described
Herpestes naso
Type material
BMNH:Mamm:1900.7.5.1
Type kind
holotype
Type specimen URI
https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/885c7dbd-19f8-4485-b2fc-a9fa62b3c7d9Type locality
"Cameroon River, West Africa", Cameroon.
Biogeographic realm
Afrotropic
Country distribution
Nigeria · Cameroon · Central African Republic · Gabon · Equatorial Guinea · Republic of the Congo · Democratic Republic of the Congo
Taxonomy notes
moved from Herpestes to Xenogale
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
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