Genetta piscivora

(J. A. Allen, 1919)

Aquatic 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

Allen, J.A. 1919-11-28. Preliminary notes on African Carnivora. Journal of Mammalogy 1(1):23-31.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/52847982

Original name as described

Osbornictis piscivora

Type material

AMNH M-51514

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/amnh/mammals?id=urn-catalog-amnh-mammals-m-51514

Type locality

Niapu, Zaire.

Biogeographic realm

Afrotropic

Country distribution

Democratic Republic of the Congo · Burundi? · Uganda?

IUCN Red List status

Near Threatened

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1006084

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.

Osbornictis piscivora

(J. A. Allen, 1919)

Family

Viverridae

Root name

piscivora

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

AMNH M-51514

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/amnh/mammals?id=urn-catalog-amnh-mammals-m-51514

Authority page

25

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/52847982

Authority publication

Journal of Mammalogy

Name usages

  1. Coetzee (1971:17) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67173)
  2. Corbet & Hill (1980:100) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  3. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:269) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)

Genetta piscivora

Wozencraft, 2005

Family

Viverridae

Root name

piscivora

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

  1. Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)
  2. Wilson & Mittermeier (2009:189) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67177)
  3. Kingdon & Hoffman (2013:239) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/27643)
  4. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #15628) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #15628) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  6. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1006084) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  7. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/15628/45201673) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

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