Genetta angolensis

du Bocage, 1882

Angolan 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

J. Sci. Math. Phys. Nat. Lisboa, ser. 1, 9, 29

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16211312

Original name as described

Genetta angolensis

Other common names

Miombo Genet

Type locality

Caconda, Angola.

Biogeographic realm

Afrotropic

Country distribution

Tanzania · Malawi · Mozambique · Democratic Republic of the Congo · Angola · Zambia

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1006076

Country distribution map

The map below provides a general overview. Most species inhabit only specific regions within countries. 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.

Genetta genetta hintoni

E. Schwarz, 1929

Family

Viverridae

Root name

hintoni

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1921.7.18.10

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/bb40c040-cad6-4b8b-b375-0ea9543f023f

Authority page

47

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

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

Genetta angolensis

du Bocage, 1882

Family

Viverridae

Root name

angolensis

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

29

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16211312

Authority publication

Jornal de sciencias mathematicas, physicas e naturaes

Name usages

  1. Coetzee (1971:21) (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 (2009:183) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67177)
  6. Kingdon & Hoffman (2013:218) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/27643)
  7. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #41696) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  8. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #41696) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  9. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1006076) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  10. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/41696/45218468) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

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