Proteles septentrionalis

W. Rothschild, 1902

Eastern Aardwolf

Taxonomy

Subclass : Theria
Infraclass : Placentalia
Magnorder : Boreoeutheria
Superorder : Laurasiatheria
Order : Carnivora
Suborder : Feliformia
Infraorder : Viverroidea
Family : Hyaenidae
Subfamily : Protelinae
Genus : Proteles

Species status

Living
Found in the wild

Authority citation

Rothschild, W., 2nd Baron Rothschild. 1902. Two new subspecies of Proteles. Novitates Zoologicae 9:443.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3268646

Original name as described

Proteles cristatus septentrionalis

Other common names

Aardwolf

Type material

BMNH:Mamm:1939.3606

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/89c7793f-8834-4872-ab55-ec51dcd1381f https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/9facc719-2a98-4a9a-b277-4dc904c28eb9

Type locality

"Somaliland," Somalia.

Biogeographic realm

Afrotropic

Country distribution

Egypt · Sudan · Eritrea · Djibouti? · Somalia · Ethiopia · South Sudan · Uganda · Kenya · Tanzania

Taxonomy notes

split from P. cristatus

Taxonomy notes citation

Allio, R., Tilak, M. K., Scornavacca, C., Avenant, N. L., Kitchener, A. C., Corre, E., ... & Delsuc, F. (2021). High-quality carnivoran genomes from roadkill samples enable comparative species delineation in aardwolf and bat-eared fox. Elife, 10, e63167.

IUCN Red List status

Not Evaluated

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1006680

Country distribution map

The map below provides a general overview. Most species inhabit only specific regions within countries. Known distribution is shown in green and predicted distribution is in yellow. Hover over the highlighted regions to see the country name.

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.

Proteles cristatus septentrionalis

W. Rothschild, 1902

Family

Hyaenidae

Root name

septentrionalis

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1939.3606

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/89c7793f-8834-4872-ab55-ec51dcd1381f https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/9facc719-2a98-4a9a-b277-4dc904c28eb9

Authority page

443

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3268646

Authority publication

Novitates Zoologicae

Name usages

  1. Lydekker (1908:455, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/18741675) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39820)
  2. Coetzee (1971:36) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67173)
  3. Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)

Proteles cristatus pallidior

Cabrera, 1910

Family

Hyaenidae

Root name

pallidior

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1904.8.2.25

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/89832aaf-c047-439b-bd3e-4c7756d55938

Authority page

464

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/18619705

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

  1. Setzer (1956:558, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7489164) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/5501)
  2. Osborn & Helmy (1980:432, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2747661) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/5405)
  3. Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)

Proteles cristatus termes

E. Heller, 1913

Family

Hyaenidae

Root name

termes

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:181523

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/34e1b9fd2-b4fc-42db-acf1-b7f5aed210f1

Authority page

9

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30095851

Authority publication

Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections

Name usages

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

Proteles cristata septentrionalis

D. E. Wilson & Mittermeier, 2009

Family

Hyaenidae

Root name

septentrionalis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

252

Authority publication

Barcelona

Name usages

Wilson & Mittermeier (2009:252) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67177)

Proteles septentrionalis

Mammal Diversity Database, 2024

Family

Hyaenidae

Root name

septentrionalis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination · unpublished_electronic

Authority page URI

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1006680

Name usages

Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1006680) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)

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