Taxonomy Profile: Genetta (G[Baron] Cuvier 1816)

Genetta: Taxonomy and Nomenclature
Kingdom:
Animalia
Taxonomic Rank:
Genus
Synonym(s):
Osbornictis
J A Allen 1919
Common Name(s):
Taxonomic Status:
Current Standing:
valid
Data Quality Indicators:
Record Credibility Rating:
TWG standards met
Genetta: Taxonomic Hierarchy
Kingdom : Animalia
animals |
Animal |
animaux |
Subkingdom : Bilateria
Infrakingdom : Deuterostomia
Phylum : Chordata
chordates |
cordado |
cordés |
Subphylum : Vertebrata
vertebrates |
vertebrado |
vertébrés |
Infradivision : Gnathostomata
Superclass : Tetrapoda
Class : Mammalia
mammals |
mamífero |
mammifères |
Subclass : Theria
Infraclass : Eutheria
Order : Carnivora
carnivores |
cachorro do mato |
carnívoro |
gato do mato |
lontra |
carnivores |
Suborder : Feliformia
cat-like carnivores |
Family : Viverridae
Subfamily : Viverrinae
Genus : Genetta
Genetta Direct Children(s):
Genetta abyssinica
(Rüppell 1836)
Genetta angolensis
(Bocage 1882)
Genetta genetta
(Linnaeus 1758)
Genetta johnstoni
(Pocock 1908)
Genetta maculata
(Gray 1830)
Genetta servalina
(Pucheran 1855)
Genetta thierryi
(Matschie 1902)
Genetta tigrina
(Schreber 1776)
Genetta victoriae
(Thomas 1901)
Genetta bourloni
(Gaubert 2003)
Genetta cristata
(Hayman In Sanborn 1940)
Genetta pardina
(I Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire 1832)
Genetta piscivora
(J A Allen 1919)
Genetta poensis
(Waterhouse 1838)
Genetta: References
Expert(s):
Expert:
W. Christopher Wozencraft
Notes:
Division of Natural Sciences, Bethel College, 1001 W. McKinley Ave., Mishawaka, IN 46545
Reference for:
Genetta
Source(s):
Publication(s):
Author(s)/Editor(s):
Wilson, Don E., and DeeAnn M. Reeder, eds.
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
1992-01-01 / 1993-01-01
Article/Chapter Title:
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, 2nd ed., 3rd printing
Page(s):
xviii + 1207
Publisher:
Smithsonian Institution Press
Publication Place:
Washington, DC, USA
ISBN/ISSN:
1-56098-217-9/
Notes:
Corrections were made to text at 3rd printing
Reference for:
Genetta
Author(s)/Editor(s):
Wilson, Don E., and DeeAnn M. Reeder, eds.
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
2005-10-01 / 2005-10-01
Article/Chapter Title:
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, 3rd ed., vols. 1 & 2
Page(s):
2142
Publisher:
Johns Hopkins University Press
Publication Place:
Baltimore, Maryland, USA
ISBN/ISSN:
0-8018-8221-4/
Notes:
Reference for:
Genetta
Genetta: Geographic Information
Geographic Division:
Jurisdiction/Origin:
Genetta: Comments
Comment:
Comments: For reviews, see Crawford-Cabral (1966a, 1969, 1970, 1973, 1981a, b), Rosevear (1974), Coetzee (1977), Schlawe (1980a, 1981), Wozencraft (1984, 1989b), Gaubert et al. (2002b, 2003a, b, 2004). Synonyms for the species in this genus follow Gaubert (2003) and Gaubert et al. (2002a, 2003a, b). Gaubert et al. (2002b) suggested that subgenera within the genus should be abandoned