Interesting Facts
Taxonomy
- Domain:
Eukaryota
(
)
- Whittaker & Margulis,1978
- eukaryotes
- Kingdom:
Animalia
(
)
- C. Linnaeus, 1758
- animals
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
(
)
- (Hatschek, 1888) Cavalier-Smith, 1983
- Branch:
Deuterostomia
(
)
- Grobben, 1908
- Infrakingdom:
Chordonia
(
)
- (Haeckel, 1874) Cavalier-Smith, 1998
- Phylum:
Chordata
(
)
- Bateson, 1885
- Chordates
- Subphylum:
Vertebrata
(
)
- Cuvier, 1812
- Vertebrates
- Infraphylum:
Gnathostomata
(
)
- auct.
- Jawed Vertebrates
- Superclass:
Tetrapoda
(
)
- Goodrich, 1930
- Class:
Mammalia
(
)
- C. Linnaeus, 1758
- Subclass:
Theriiformes
(
)
- (Rowe, 1988) M.C. McKenna & S.K. Bell, 1997
- Infraclass:
Holotheria
(
)
- (Wible et al., 1995) M.C. McKenna & S.K. Bell, 1997
- Superlegion:
Trechnotheria
(
)
- McKenna, 1975
- Legion:
Cladotheria
(
)
- McKenna, 1975
- Sublegion:
Zatheria
(
)
- McKenna, 1975
- Infralegion:
Tribosphenida
(
)
- (McKenna, 1975) M.C. McKenna & S.K. Bell, 1997
- Supercohort:
Theria
(
)
- (Parker & Haswell, 1897) M.C. McKenna & S.K. Bell, 1997
- Cohort:
Placentalia
(
)
- (Owen, 1837) M.C. McKenna & S.K. Bell, 1997
- Magnorder:
Epitheria
(
)
- (Mckenna, 1975) M.c. Mckenna & S.k. Bell, 1997
- Superorder:
Preptotheria
(
)
- (McKenna, 1975) McKenna, in Stucky & McKenna, in Benton, ed., 1993
- Grandorder:
Ferae
(
)
- (Linnaeus, 1758) McKenna, 1975
- Order:
Carnivora
(
)
- Bowdich, 1821
- Suborder:
Feliformia
(
)
- Kretzoi, 1945
- Family:
Herpestidae
(
)
- (Bonaparte, 1845) Gray, 1869
- Subfamily:
Herpestinae
(
)
- Genus:
Herpestes
(
)
- Illiger, 1811
- Specific name:
lemanensis
- Scientific name: - Herpestes lemanensis
- Specific name:
lemanensis
- Genus:
Herpestes
(
- Subfamily:
Herpestinae
(
- Family:
Herpestidae
(
- Suborder:
Feliformia
(
- Order:
Carnivora
(
- Grandorder:
Ferae
(
- Superorder:
Preptotheria
(
- Magnorder:
Epitheria
(
- Cohort:
Placentalia
(
- Supercohort:
Theria
(
- Infralegion:
Tribosphenida
(
- Sublegion:
Zatheria
(
- Legion:
Cladotheria
(
- Superlegion:
Trechnotheria
(
- Infraclass:
Holotheria
(
- Subclass:
Theriiformes
(
- Class:
Mammalia
(
- Superclass:
Tetrapoda
(
- Infraphylum:
Gnathostomata
(
- Subphylum:
Vertebrata
(
- Phylum:
Chordata
(
- Infrakingdom:
Chordonia
(
- Branch:
Deuterostomia
(
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
(
- Kingdom:
Animalia
(
Similar Species
Members of the genus Herpestes
ZipcodeZoo has pages for 20 species and subspecies in this genus:
H. brachyurus (Short-Tailed Mongoose) · H. edwardsi (Indian Gray Mongoose) · H. edwardsii (Indian Grey Mongoose) · H. edwardsii edwardsii (Indian Grey Mongoose) · H. flavescens (Kaokoveld Slender Mongoose) · H. fuscus (Indian Brown Mongoose) · H. fuscus fuscus (Brown Mongoose) · H. ichneumon (Eyptian Mongoose) · H. ichneumon ichneumon (Egyptian Mongoose) · H. javanicus (Small Asian Mongoose) · H. javanicus javanicus (Small Indian Mongoose) · H. naso (Long-Nosed Mongoose) · H. ochraceus (Somali Slender Mongoose) · H. palustris (Bengal Mongoose) · H. pulverulentus (Cape Grey Mongoose) · H. sanguineus (Slender Mongoose) · H. semitorquatus (Collared Mongoose) · H. smithii (Ruddy Mongoose) · H. urva (Crab-Eating Mongoose) · H. vitticollis (Striped-Necked Mongoose)
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Further Reading
- A hand-book to the Carnivora. by Richard Lydekker. London: Allen, [1896] url p. 292.
- Catalogue of the fossil Mammalia in the British museum (Natural History) by Richard Lydekker. London: Printed by order of the Trustees, 1885-1887. url p. 317.
Notes
Contributors
- Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-present. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Zwaag, The Netherlands. Accessed January 30, 2012.
Identifiers
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 16530630
- Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 2228949
