Liberiictis kuhni

Hayman, 1958

Liberian Mongoose

Taxonomy

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

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Hayman, R.W. 1958-11-28. A new genus and species of West African mongoose. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (13)1(7):448-452.

Authority publication link

https://doi.org/10.1080/00222935808650967

Original name as described

Liberiictis Kuhni

Type material

BMNH:Mamm:1958.507

Type kind

holotype

Type locality

Kpeaplay, NE Liberia.

Biogeographic realm

Afrotropic

Country distribution

Liberia · Cote d'Ivoire

IUCN Red List status

Vulnerable

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1006067

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.

Liberiictis Kuhni

Hayman, 1958

Family

Herpestidae

Root name

kuhni

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1958.507

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

449

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

  1. Coetzee (1971:23) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67173)
  2. Corbet & Hill (1980:103) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  3. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:275) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  4. Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)
  5. Wilson & Mittermeier (2009:327) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67177)
  6. Kingdon & Hoffman (2013:361) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/27643)
  7. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #11933) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  8. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #11933) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  9. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1006067) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  10. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/11933/45198780) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

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