Macrogalidia musschenbroekii

(Schlegel, 1877)

Sulawesi Palm Civet

Taxonomy

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

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Prosp. Mus. Publ., 1877, [unnumbered] ]

Original name as described

Paradoxurus musschenbroekii

Other common names

Giant Palm Civet

Type material

RMNH.MAM.32237.a, RMNH.MAM.32237.b, RMNH.MAM.32238.a, RMNH.MAM.32238.b, RMNH.MAM.32240.a, RMNH.MAM.32240.b, RMNH.MAM.32241.a, RMNH.MAM.32241.b

Type kind

syntypes

Type specimen URI

https://data.biodiversitydata.nl/naturalis/specimen/RMNH.MAM.32237.a https://data.biodiversitydata.nl/naturalis/specimen/RMNH.MAM.32237.b https://data.biodiversitydata.nl/naturalis/specimen/RMNH.MAM.32238.a https://data.biodiversitydata.nl/naturalis/specimen/RMNH.MAM.32238.b https://data.biodiversitydata.nl/naturalis/specimen/RMNH.MAM.32240.a https://data.biodiversitydata.nl/naturalis/specimen/RMNH.MAM.32240.b https://data.biodiversitydata.nl/naturalis/specimen/RMNH.MAM.32241.a https://data.biodiversitydata.nl/naturalis/specimen/RMNH.MAM.32241.b

Type locality

Menado-Kinilo, Celebes.

Biogeographic realm

Australasia

Country distribution

Indonesia

IUCN Red List status

Vulnerable

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1006096

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.

Paradoxurus musschenbroekii

(Schlegel, 1877)

Family

Viverridae

Root name

musschenbroekii

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

RMNH.MAM.32237.a, RMNH.MAM.32237.b, RMNH.MAM.32238.a, RMNH.MAM.32238.b, RMNH.MAM.32240.a, RMNH.MAM.32240.b, RMNH.MAM.32241.a, RMNH.MAM.32241.b

Type kind

syntypes

Type specimen URI

https://data.biodiversitydata.nl/naturalis/specimen/RMNH.MAM.32237.a https://data.biodiversitydata.nl/naturalis/specimen/RMNH.MAM.32237.b https://data.biodiversitydata.nl/naturalis/specimen/RMNH.MAM.32238.a https://data.biodiversitydata.nl/naturalis/specimen/RMNH.MAM.32238.b https://data.biodiversitydata.nl/naturalis/specimen/RMNH.MAM.32240.a https://data.biodiversitydata.nl/naturalis/specimen/RMNH.MAM.32240.b https://data.biodiversitydata.nl/naturalis/specimen/RMNH.MAM.32241.a https://data.biodiversitydata.nl/naturalis/specimen/RMNH.MAM.32241.b

Authority page

[unnumbered]

Authority publication

Notes from the Leyden Museum

Macrogalidea musschenbroeki

Corbet & J. Edwards Hill, 1980

Family

Viverridae

Root name

musschenbroeki

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

100

Authority publication

London

Name usages

Corbet & Hill (1980:100) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)

Macrogalidia musschenbroekii

Honacki, Kinman, & Koeppl, 1982

Family

Viverridae

Root name

musschenbroekii

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

269

Authority publication

Lawrence

Name usages

  1. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:269) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  2. Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)
  3. Wilson & Mittermeier (2009:194) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67177)
  4. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #12592) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #12592) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  6. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1006096) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  7. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/12592/45198901) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Macrogalidia musschenbroekii meridionalis

Hooijer, 1950

Family

Viverridae

Root name

meridionalis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

89

Authority publication

Verhandelingen der Koninklijke Nederlandsche Akademie van Wetenschappen, Afdeeling Natuurkunde

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