Genetta abyssinica

(Rüppell, 1836)

Abyssinian Genet

Taxonomy

Subclass : Theria
Infraclass : Placentalia
Magnorder : Boreoeutheria
Superorder : Laurasiatheria
Order : Carnivora
Suborder : Feliformia
Infraorder : Viverroidea
Family : Viverridae
Subfamily : Genettinae
Genus : Genetta

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Rüppell, E. 1836. Lieferung 7. Pp. 17–36 in Rüppell, E. 1835-1840. Neue Wirbelthiere zu der Fauna von Abyssinien gehörig. Säugethiere. Siegmund Schmerber, Frankfurt am Main, 40 pp.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/37140015

Original name as described

Viverra abyssinica

Other common names

Ethiopian Genet

Type material

SMF:MAMM:213

Type kind

holotype

Type locality

Gondar, Ethiopia.

Biogeographic realm

Afrotropic

Country distribution

Sudan · Eritrea · Djibouti · Ethiopia · Somalia

IUCN Red List status

Not Evaluated

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1006075

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.

Genetta Amer

J. E. Gray, 1843

Family

Viverridae

Root name

amer

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_nudum

Type

BMNH:Mamm:219a

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/00b4579c-62b9-42da-a685-316145e442b0

Authority page

49

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/53729656

Authority publication

British Museum Catalogue

Name usages

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

Viverra abyssinica

(Rüppell, 1836)

Family

Viverridae

Root name

abyssinica

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

SMF:MAMM:213

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

33

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/37140015

Authority publication

Frankfurt am Main

Civetta abyssinica

(Lesson, 1842)

Family

Viverridae

Root name

abyssinica

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

58

Authority publication

Paris

Name usages

Lesson (1842:58) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36812)

Genetta abyssinica

(Coetzee, 1971)

Family

Viverridae

Root name

abyssinica

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

20

Authority publication

Washington

Name usages

  1. Coetzee (1971:20) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67173)
  2. Corbet & Hill (1980:99) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  3. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:267) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  4. Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)
  5. Wilson & Mittermeier (2009:182) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67177)
  6. Kingdon & Hoffman (2013:216) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/27643)
  7. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #8994) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  8. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #8994) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  9. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1006075) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  10. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/8994/45198149) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

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