Genetta poensis

G. R. Waterhouse, 1838

King 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

Waterhouse, G.R. 1838-07. Mr. Waterhouse brought before the notice of the Meeting an extremely interesting series of skins of Mammalia, which had recently been given to the Society's Museum by George Knapp, Esq., who had received them from the Island of Fernando Po. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1838(65):57-61.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30571116

Original name as described

Genetta poensis

Type material

BMNH:Mamm:1855.12.24.412

Type kind

holotype

Type locality

Fernando Po.

Biogeographic realm

Afrotropic

Country distribution

Cote d'Ivoire · Ghana · Liberia · Equatorial Guinea · Republic of the Congo

IUCN Red List status

Not Evaluated

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1006085

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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 poensis

G. R. Waterhouse, 1838

Family

Viverridae

Root name

poensis

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1855.12.24.412

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

59

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30571116

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

Name usages

  1. Lesson (1842:59) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36812)
  2. Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)
  3. Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)
  4. Wilson & Mittermeier (2009:190) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67177)
  5. Kingdon & Hoffman (2013:241) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/27643)
  6. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #136435) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  7. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #136435) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  8. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1006085) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  9. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/136435/45221269) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

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