Crossarchus ansorgei

O. Thomas, 1910

Angolan Cusimanse

Taxonomy

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

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Thomas, O. 1910-02-01. Further new African mammals. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (8)5(26):191-202.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16094616

Original name as described

Crossarchus ansorgei

Other common names

Angolan Mongoose · Ansorge's Cusimanse

Type material

BMNH:Mamm:1910.4.8.7

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/98c87603-4b64-4870-9a99-d875bb341854

Type locality

Ndalla Tando, Angola.

Biogeographic realm

Afrotropic

Country distribution

Democratic Republic of the Congo · Angola

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1006061

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.

Crossarchus ansorgei

O. Thomas, 1910

Family

Herpestidae

Root name

ansorgei

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1910.4.8.7

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/98c87603-4b64-4870-9a99-d875bb341854

Authority page

195

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16094616

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

  1. Coetzee (1971:29) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67173)
  2. Corbet & Hill (1980:102) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  3. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:272) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  4. Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)
  5. Wilson & Mittermeier (2009:324) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67177)
  6. Kingdon & Hoffman (2013:376) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/27643)
  7. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #41594) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  8. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #41594) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  9. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1006061) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  10. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/41594/45205422) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Crossarchus ansorgei nigricolor

Colyn & Van Rompaey, 1990

Family

Herpestidae

Root name

nigricolor

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

RMCA 1988.014-M-0001

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

95

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/45571624

Authority publication

Zeitschrift für Säugetierkunde

Name usages

  1. Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)
  2. Wilson & Mittermeier (2009:324) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67177)

Crossarchus ansorgei ansorgei

Wozencraft, 2005

Family

Herpestidae

Root name

ansorgei

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 (2009:324) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67177)

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