Taxonomy Profile: Herpestes fuscus (Waterhouse 1838)

Herpestes fuscus: Taxonomy and Nomenclature
Kingdom:
Animalia
Taxonomic Rank:
Species
Synonym(s):
Common Name(s):
Indian Brown Mongoose []
Taxonomic Status:
Current Standing:
valid
Data Quality Indicators:
Record Credibility Rating:
TWG standards met
Herpestes fuscus: 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 : Herpestidae
civets |
mongooses |
Genus : Herpestes
mongooses |
Species : Herpestes fuscus
Indian Brown Mongoose |
Herpestes fuscus Direct Children(s):
Herpestes fuscus fuscus
(Waterhouse 1838)
Herpestes fuscus: References
Expert(s):
Source(s):
Publication(s):
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:
Herpestes fuscus
Herpestes fuscus: Geographic Information
Geographic Division:
Jurisdiction/Origin:
Herpestes fuscus: Comments
Comment:
Status: CITES - Appendix III (India) as H. brachyurus fuscus; IUCN - Vulnerable as H. f. fuscus
Comment:
Comments: Some have placed fuscus in brachyurus (Bechthold, 1936; Wenzel and Haltenorth, 1972). Fredga (1972) and Corbet and Hill (1992) argued that it should remain separate. Corbet and Hill (1992) recognized only four subspecies (fuscus, phillipsi, siccatus, rubidior)