Taxonomy Profile: Melogale (I Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire 1831)

Melogale: Taxonomy and Nomenclature
Kingdom:
Animalia
Taxonomic Rank:
Genus
Synonym(s):
Helictis
Gray 1831
Nesictis
Thomas 1922
Rhinogale
Gloger 1841
Common Name(s):
Taxonomic Status:
Current Standing:
valid
Data Quality Indicators:
Record Credibility Rating:
TWG standards met
Melogale: 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 : Caniformia
dog-like carnivores |
Family : Mustelidae
mustelids |
Subfamily : Helictidinae
Genus : Melogale
Melogale Direct Children(s):
Melogale everetti
(Thomas 1895)
Melogale moschata
(Gray 1831)
Melogale orientalis
(Horsfield 1821)
Melogale personata
(I Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire 1831)
Melogale cucphuongensis
(Nadler Streicher Stefen Schwierz and Roos 2011)
Melogale: References
Expert(s):
Expert:
W. Christopher Wozencraft
Notes:
Division of Natural Sciences, Bethel College, 1001 W. McKinley Ave., Mishawaka, IN 46545
Reference for:
Melogale
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:
Melogale
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:
Melogale
Author(s)/Editor(s):
Sato, Jun J. / Proulx, G., and E. Do Linh San, eds.
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
2016-01-01 / 2016-01-01
Article/Chapter Title:
Chapter 1: The Systematics and Taxonomy of the World's Badger Species - A Review
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
Badgers: systematics, biology, conservation and research techniques
Page(s):
1-30
Publisher:
Alpha Wildlife Publications
Publication Place:
Alberta, Canada
ISBN/ISSN:
978-0-9809598-02/
Notes:
Reference for:
Melogale
Melogale: Geographic Information
Geographic Division:
Jurisdiction/Origin:
Melogale: Comments
Comment:
Comments: There is uncertainty as to the total number of species in this genus. Most recent authors tend to consider everetii and/or orientalis as conspecific with personata; however, Pocock (1941a), Everts (1968), Long (1978, 1981), and Long and Killingley (1983) supported the recognition of these populations as distinct. Long and Killingley pointed out that there is no published information to refute Pocock's (1941a) revision