Cynogale bennettii

J. E. Gray, 1837

Otter Civet

Taxonomy

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

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Gray, J.E. 1837-02-20. A series of Mammalia selected from the collection of the Society was exhibited. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1836(46):87-88.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30570815

Original name as described

Cynogale Bennettii

Type locality

Sumatra.

Biogeographic realm

Indomalaya

Country distribution

Thailand? · Malaysia · Singapore · Indonesia · Brunei

IUCN Red List status

Endangered

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1006093

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.

Cynogale lowei

Pocock, 1933

Family

Viverridae

Root name

lowei

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1927.12.1.93

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/f9c84496-cf66-4bc9-b705-41962c70569b

Authority page

1034

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

Viverra carcharias

(de Blainville, 1838)

Family

Viverridae

Root name

carcharias

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

MNHN-ZM-AC-A3484

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://coldb.mnhn.fr/catalognumber/mnhn/zm/ac-a3484

Authority page

281

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13395373

Authority publication

Annales des sciences naturelles

Name usages

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

Potamophilus barbatus

(S. Müller, 1838)

Family

Viverridae

Root name

barbata

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

RMNH.MAM.34460.a, RMNH.MAM.34460.b

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.biodiversitydata.nl/naturalis/specimen/RMNH.MAM.34460.a https://data.biodiversitydata.nl/naturalis/specimen/RMNH.MAM.34460.b

Authority page

142

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13474926

Authority publication

Tijdschrift voor Natuurlijke Geschiedenis en Physiologie

Name usages

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

Cynogale Bennetii

C. H. Smith, 1842

Family

Viverridae

Root name

bennetii

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

165

Authority publication

Edinburgh

Name usages

Smith (1842:165) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67141)

Cynogale bennetti

Corbet & J. Edwards Hill, 1980

Family

Viverridae

Root name

bennetti

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

101

Authority publication

London

Name usages

Corbet & Hill (1980:101) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)

Cynogale bennettii bennettii

Wozencraft, 2005

Family

Viverridae

Root name

bennettii

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

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

Cynogale bennettii lowei

Wozencraft, 2005

Family

Viverridae

Root name

lowei

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

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

Cynogale Bennettii

J. E. Gray, 1837

Family

Viverridae

Root name

bennettii

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

88

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30570815

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

Name usages

  1. Lesson (1842:61) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36812)
  2. Blyth (1863:49, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/47534677) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/37155)
  3. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:266) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  4. Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)
  5. Wilson & Mittermeier (2009:197) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67177)
  6. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #6082) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  7. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #6082) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  8. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1006093) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  9. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/6082/45197343) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

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