Genetta thierryi

Matschie, 1902

Hausa 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

Matschie, P. 1902. Ueber die individuellen und geographischen Abänderungen der Ginsterkatzen. Pp. 1128–1144 in Matschie, P. (eds.). Verhandlungen des V. Internationalen Zoologen-Congresses zu Berlin 12.–16. August 1901. Gustav Fischer, 1187 pp.

Original name as described

Genetta thierryi

Other common names

Thierry's Genet · Villiers's Genet

Type material

ZMB 19015

Type kind

lectotype

Type locality

Borgou, Togo.

Biogeographic realm

Afrotropic

Country distribution

Senegal · Gambia · Guinea-Bissau · Sierra Leone · Liberia · Mali · Burkina Faso · Cote d'Ivoire · Ghana · Benin · Togo · Niger · Nigeria · Cameroon

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1006087

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.

Pseudogenetta villiersi

(Dekeyser, 1949)

Family

Viverridae

Root name

villiersi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

MNHN CG 1952-4 (= IFAN 48.5.32 453)

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

421-424

Authority publication

Bulletin du Muséum national d'histoire naturelle

Name usages

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

Genetta rubiginosa

Pucheran, 1855

Family

Viverridae

Root name

rubiginosa

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

MNHN-ZM-MO-1983-715

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://coldb.mnhn.fr/catalognumber/mnhn/zm/mo-1983-715

Authority page

154

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2280895

Authority publication

Revue et Magasin de Zoologie pure et appliquée

Name usages

  1. Roberts (1913:75, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/50439533) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/17656)
  2. Roberts (1937:77) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35343)
  3. Corbet & Hill (1980:99) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  4. Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)

Genetta thierryi

Matschie, 1902

Family

Viverridae

Root name

thierryi

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

ZMB 19015

Type kind

lectotype

Authority page

1142

Authority publication

book

Name usages

  1. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:268) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  2. Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)
  3. Wilson & Mittermeier (2009:190) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67177)
  4. Kingdon & Hoffman (2013:245) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/27643)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #41701) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  6. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #41701) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  7. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1006087) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  8. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/41701/45219325) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Genetta tigrina rubiginosa

(Coetzee, 1971)

Family

Viverridae

Root name

rubiginosa

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

22

Authority publication

Washington

Name usages

Coetzee (1971:22) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67173)

Genetta tigrina thierryi

(Coetzee, 1971)

Family

Viverridae

Root name

thierryi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

22

Authority publication

Washington

Name usages

Coetzee (1971:22) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67173)

Genetta villiersi

(Coetzee, 1971)

Family

Viverridae

Root name

villiersi

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)

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