Preliminary notes on African Carnivora

J. A. Allen

1919

Article

Journal of Mammalogy 1(1):23-31

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Taxa discussed in this work:

• Anahyster
• Aonyx delalandi
• Ariela
• Crossarchus fasciatus
• Crossarchus obscurus
• Genetta piscivora
• Leptonyx
• Leptonyx
• Lotor
• Lutra (Leptonyx)
• Lutra inunguis
• Lutra leptonyx
• Mangusta
• Micraonyx
• Mungos mungo
• Osbornictis
• Taxus
• Xenogale
• Xenogale microdon

Taxonomy:

• Anahyster belongs to Aonyx - Allen (1919)
• Aonyx capensis belongs to Aonyx - Allen (1919)
• Aonyx delalandi belongs to Aonyx capensis - Allen (1919)
• Lutra inunguis belongs to Aonyx capensis - Allen (1919)
• Lutra (Leptonyx) belongs to Micraonyx - Allen (1919)
• Lutra leptonyx belongs to Amblonyx cinerea - Allen (1919)
• Xenogale microdon belongs to Xenogale - Allen (1919)
• Xenogale belongs to Herpestidae - Allen (1919)
• Lotor belongs to Procyon - Allen (1919)
• Mungos mungo belongs to Mungos - Allen (1919)
• Herpestes ichneumon belongs to Herpestes - Allen (1919)
• Crossarchus fasciatus belongs to Mungos mungo - Allen (1919)
• Ariela belongs to Mungos - Allen (1919)
• Crossarchus obscurus belongs to Crossarchus - Allen (1919)
• Herpestes belongs to Herpestidae - Allen (1919)
• Mungos belongs to Herpestidae - Allen (1919)