Helogale parvula

(Sundevall, 1847)

Common Dwarf Mongoose

Taxonomy

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

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Sundevall, C.J. 1847. Nya Mammalia från Sydafrika. Öfversigt af Kongl. Vetenskaps-Akademiens Förhandlingar 3:118-121.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2581778

Original name as described

Herpestes parvulus

Other common names

Dwarf Mongoose

Type material

BMNH:Mamm:1846.6.2.26, BMNH:Mamm:1846.8.3.6, RMNH.MAM.35053.a, RMNH.MAM.35053.b

Type kind

syntypes

Type specimen URI

https://data.biodiversitydata.nl/naturalis/specimen/RMNH.MAM.35053.a https://data.biodiversitydata.nl/naturalis/specimen/RMNH.MAM.35053.b https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/e85b2e31-f11a-4657-a4a3-80d800dffcbe https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/ff1fe6f8-6e59-4ba0-9c0c-8da0f6063e67

Type locality

Transvaal, South Africa.

Biogeographic realm

Afrotropic

Country distribution

Djibouti? · Sudan · Ethiopia · Somalia · Kenya · Uganda · Tanzania · Democratic Republic of the Congo · Angola · Zambia · Malawi · Mozambique · Namibia · Botswana · Zimbabwe · South Africa · Eswatini

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1006066

Country distribution map

The map below provides a general overview. Most species inhabit only specific regions within countries. Known distribution is shown in green and predicted distribution is in yellow. 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 parvulus

(Sundevall, 1847)

Family

Herpestidae

Root name

parvula

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1846.6.2.26, BMNH:Mamm:1846.8.3.6, RMNH.MAM.35053.a, RMNH.MAM.35053.b

Type kind

syntypes

Type specimen URI

https://data.biodiversitydata.nl/naturalis/specimen/RMNH.MAM.35053.a https://data.biodiversitydata.nl/naturalis/specimen/RMNH.MAM.35053.b https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/e85b2e31-f11a-4657-a4a3-80d800dffcbe https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/ff1fe6f8-6e59-4ba0-9c0c-8da0f6063e67

Authority page

121

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2581778

Authority publication

Öfversigt af Kongl. Vetenskaps-Akademiens Förhandlingar

Name usages

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

Herpestes undulatus

(W. C. H. Peters, 1852)

Family

Herpestidae

Root name

undulata

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

81

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11054641

Authority publication

Bericht über die zur Bekanntmachung geeigneten Verhandlungen der Königlichen Preussischen Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Berlin

Name usages

  1. Peters (1852:114) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/61421)
  2. Murray (1866:326, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15580322) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39798)

Helogale parvula

J. E. Gray, 1865

Family

Herpestidae

Root name

parvula

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

571

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28500904

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

Name usages

  1. Gray (1865:571, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28500904) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36800)
  2. Gray (1869:169, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8397088) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/37331)
  3. Bocage (1889:180, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3419024) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/68982)
  4. Thomas (1890:444, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31014645) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35263)
  5. Thomas & Schwann (1906:10, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31208871) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/41390)
  6. Thomas (1929:104) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/14027)
  7. Shortridge (1934:131) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69309)
  8. Hill & Carter (1941:132) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/16955)
  9. Hayman (1963:112) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/68592)
  10. Coetzee (1971:31) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67173)
  11. Corbet & Hill (1980:102) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  12. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:273) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  13. Corbet & Hill (1991:111) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63070)
  14. Wozencraft (1993:304) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69009)
  15. Yalden, Largen, Kock & Hillman (1996:102) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36072)
  16. Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)
  17. O'Brien, Menninger & Nash (2006:507) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/7321)
  18. Wilson & Mittermeier (2009:325) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67177)
  19. Kingdon & Hoffman (2013:368) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/27643)
  20. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #41609) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  21. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #41609) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  22. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1006066) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  23. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/41609/45206516) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Helogale undulata

J. E. Gray, 1865

Family

Herpestidae

Root name

undulata

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

571

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28500904

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

Name usages

  1. Gray (1865:571, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28500904) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36800)
  2. Gray (1869:169, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8397088) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/37331)
  3. Pagenstecher (1885:35, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7824488) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67738)
  4. Matschie (1895:80, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/14835473) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67260)
  5. Wroughton (1907:12, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34063318) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/68769)
  6. Thomas (1910:194, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16094615) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/10051)
  7. Roberts (1913:77, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/50439535) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/17656)
  8. Hollister (1916:7, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29837324) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35049)

Helogale parvula undulata

O. Thomas, 1890

Family

Herpestidae

Root name

undulata

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

444

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31014645

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

Name usages

  1. Thomas (1890:444, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31014645) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35263)
  2. Shortridge (1934:131) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69309)
  3. Coetzee (1971:31) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67173)
  4. Wilson & Mittermeier (2009:325) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67177)

Helogale atkinsoni

O. Thomas, 1897

Family

Herpestidae

Root name

atkinsoni

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1897.8.9.8

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/ed961ad8-7d2b-43a8-ac69-e5c4a753d9e9

Authority page

378

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/27415362

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

  1. Thomas (1904:97, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/27733824) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/16538)
  2. Hollister (1916:8, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29837325) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35049)
  3. Thomas (1926:183) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/19393)

Helogale varia

O. Thomas, 1902

Family

Herpestidae

Root name

varia

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1902.1.6.5

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/9675533f-73ec-41f8-82be-0a2d260eeb09

Authority page

119

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31575655

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

Name usages

Wroughton (1907:12, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34063318) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/68769)

Helogale victorina

O. Thomas, 1902

Family

Herpestidae

Root name

victorina

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1893.5.1.2

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/806963ad-36c4-485d-a7c8-c358ebeca8ba

Authority page

120

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31575656

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

Name usages

Thomas (1910:194, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16094615) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/10051)

Helogale Macmillani

O. Thomas, 1906

Family

Herpestidae

Root name

macmillani

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1906.11.1.18

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/2ad8ccef-cd88-400a-9d04-5e8129aac09d

Authority page

300

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/19366561

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

  1. Thomas (1910:194, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16094615) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/10051)
  2. Hollister (1916:8, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29837325) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35049)

Helogale brunnula

O. Thomas & Schwann, 1906

Family

Herpestidae

Root name

brunnula

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1905.12.9.22

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/6991cd3a-f88e-4fbd-bdf6-92da4ba5c1f7

Authority page

10

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31208871

Authority publication

Abstracts of the Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

Name usages

  1. Thomas & Schwann (1906:10, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31208871) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/41390)
  2. Roberts (1913:77, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/50439535) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/17656)
  3. Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)

Helogale victorina ochracea

O. Thomas, 1910

Family

Herpestidae

Root name

ochracea

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1903.11.7.14

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/f8997e3c-655c-4805-a39e-be4463ab54a8

Authority page

194

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16094615

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

Thomas (1910:194, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16094615) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/10051)

Helogale undulata rufula

O. Thomas, 1910

Family

Herpestidae

Root name

rufula

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1900.1.3.3

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/7d9aa262-3f6e-4f79-8a46-49026f8df41d

Authority page

194

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16094615

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

  1. Thomas (1910:194, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16094615) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/10051)
  2. Dollman (1914:88, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11472368) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/16563)
  3. Hollister (1916:7, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29837324) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35049)

Helogale vetula

O. Thomas, 1911

Family

Herpestidae

Root name

vetula

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1911.10.26.1

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/63736ad6-be4d-461c-b3fc-679eeb321170

Authority page

724

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/22099387

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Helogale undulata affinis

Hollister, 1916

Family

Herpestidae

Root name

affinis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:182715

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3d2b2511d-554b-4924-abf7-bc07a22702fb

Authority page

7

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29837324

Authority publication

Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections

Name usages

Hollister (1916:7, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29837324) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35049)

Helogale ivori

O. Thomas, 1919

Family

Herpestidae

Root name

ivori

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1922.7.17.145

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/e8ea80c3-920c-486e-892b-97c540a393be

Authority page

31

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/18615799

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Helogale brunnula ruficeps

P. S. Kershaw, 1922

Family

Herpestidae

Root name

ruficeps

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1921.8.11.4

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/e86b9c8e-98d3-4bfc-91eb-eb55d8a31346

Authority page

103

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/24252981

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Helogale brunetta

O. Thomas, 1926

Family

Herpestidae

Root name

brunetta

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_nudum

Authority page

184

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

Thomas (1926:184) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/19393)

Helogale brunetta

O. Thomas, 1926

Family

Herpestidae

Root name

brunetta

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1925.12.4.38

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/257ad5fd-b409-4e34-a6eb-3ecb203c77af

Authority page

293

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

Name usages

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

Helogale mimetra

O. Thomas, 1926

Family

Herpestidae

Root name

mimetra

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1916.1.28.9

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/e73d4c3d-5661-4645-85ac-efeab85a0a39

Authority page

183

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

Thomas (1926:183) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/19393)

Helogale bradfieldi

A. Roberts, 1928

Family

Herpestidae

Root name

bradfieldi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

323

Authority publication

Annals of the Transvaal Museum

Name usages

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

Helogale parvula nero

O. Thomas, 1928

Family

Herpestidae

Root name

nero

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1928.9.11.121

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/a0af4e42-ab0c-45bd-ae59-4fd4a21ad3be

Authority page

408

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

  1. Thomas (1929:104) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/14027)
  2. Shortridge (1934:131) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69309)
  3. Coetzee (1971:31) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67173)
  4. Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)
  5. Wilson & Mittermeier (2009:325) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67177)

Helogale parvula bradfieldi

Shortridge, 1934

Family

Herpestidae

Root name

bradfieldi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

131

Authority publication

London

Name usages

Shortridge (1934:131) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69309)

Helogale parvula brunetta

Shortridge, 1934

Family

Herpestidae

Root name

brunetta

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

131

Authority publication

London

Name usages

  1. Shortridge (1934:131) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69309)
  2. Hill & Carter (1941:132) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/16955)

Helogale parvula varia

Hayman, 1963

Family

Herpestidae

Root name

varia

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

112

Authority publication

Publicações culturais, Companhia de Diamantes de Angola

Name usages

  1. Hayman (1963:112) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/68592)
  2. Coetzee (1971:31) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67173)
  3. Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)
  4. Wilson & Mittermeier (2009:325) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67177)

Helogale parvula atkinsoni

Coetzee, 1971

Family

Herpestidae

Root name

atkinsoni

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

31

Authority publication

Washington

Name usages

Coetzee (1971:31) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67173)

Helogale parvula ivori

Coetzee, 1971

Family

Herpestidae

Root name

ivori

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

31

Authority publication

Washington

Name usages

  1. Coetzee (1971:31) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67173)
  2. Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)
  3. Wilson & Mittermeier (2009:325) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67177)

Helogale parvula macmillani

Coetzee, 1971

Family

Herpestidae

Root name

macmillani

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

31

Authority publication

Washington

Name usages

Coetzee (1971:31) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67173)

Helogale parvula mimetra

Coetzee, 1971

Family

Herpestidae

Root name

mimetra

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

31

Authority publication

Washington

Name usages

  1. Coetzee (1971:31) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67173)
  2. Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)
  3. Wilson & Mittermeier (2009:325) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67177)

Helogale parvula ochracea

Coetzee, 1971

Family

Herpestidae

Root name

ochracea

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

31

Authority publication

Washington

Name usages

Coetzee (1971:31) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67173)

Helogale parvula parvula

Coetzee, 1971

Family

Herpestidae

Root name

parvula

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

31

Authority publication

Washington

Name usages

  1. Coetzee (1971:31) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67173)
  2. Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)
  3. Wilson & Mittermeier (2009:325) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67177)

Helogale parvula ruficeps

Coetzee, 1971

Family

Herpestidae

Root name

ruficeps

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

31

Authority publication

Washington

Name usages

  1. Coetzee (1971:31) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67173)
  2. Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)
  3. Wilson & Mittermeier (2009:325) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67177)

Helogale parvula rufula

Coetzee, 1971

Family

Herpestidae

Root name

rufula

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

31

Authority publication

Washington

Name usages

Coetzee (1971:31) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67173)

Helogale parvula vetula

Coetzee, 1971

Family

Herpestidae

Root name

vetula

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

31

Authority publication

Washington

Name usages

Coetzee (1971:31) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67173)

Helogale parvula victoriae

Coetzee, 1971

Family

Herpestidae

Root name

victoriae

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

31

Authority publication

Washington

Name usages

Coetzee (1971:31) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67173)

Helogale parvula undulatus

Wozencraft, 2005

Family

Herpestidae

Root name

undulata

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

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

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