Mungos gambianus

(W. Ogilby, 1835)

Gambian Mongoose

Taxonomy

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

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Ogilby, W. 1835-10-09. Mr, Ogilby exhibited several rare and undescribed species of Mammalia and Birds, brought from the Gambia. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1835:97-105.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30568611

Original name as described

Herpestes Gambianus

Type material

BMNH:Mamm:1855.12.24.226

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/6c14ec2b-e949-46b2-bffb-c75e277fbe31

Type locality

Cape St. Mary, Gambia.

Biogeographic realm

Afrotropic

Country distribution

Senegal · Gambia · Guinea-Bissau · Guinea · Sierra Leone · Liberia · Cote d'Ivoire · Ghana · Togo · Benin · Nigeria

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1006068

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.

Herpestes Gambianus

(W. Ogilby, 1835)

Family

Herpestidae

Root name

gambianus

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1855.12.24.226

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/6c14ec2b-e949-46b2-bffb-c75e277fbe31

Authority page

102

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30568611

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

Name usages

Murray (1866:325, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15580321) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39798)

Mungos gambianus

J. E. Gray, 1865

Family

Herpestidae

Root name

gambianus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

575

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28500908

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

Name usages

  1. Gray (1865:575, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28500908) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36800)
  2. Gray (1869:174, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8397093) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/37331)
  3. Rochebrune (1883:131, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/26187584) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/43667)
  4. Thomas (1926:182) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/19393)
  5. Coetzee (1971:29) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67173)
  6. Corbet & Hill (1980:102) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  7. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:275) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  8. Corbet & Hill (1991:111) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63070)
  9. Wozencraft (1993:307) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69009)
  10. Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)
  11. Wilson & Mittermeier (2009:327) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67177)
  12. Kingdon & Hoffman (2013:353) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/27643)
  13. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #13922) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  14. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #13922) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  15. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1006068) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  16. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/13922/45199653) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

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