Genetta angolensis

du Bocage, 1882

Angolan Genet

Also as Miombo Genet.
1 / 1
Location:Tanzania, Dodoma region, Swaga Swaga Game ReserveDate taken:21 August 2009Description:Also as Miombo Genet.

Distribution :

Angola, Dem. Rep. Congo, Malawi, Mozambique, Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe.

Image courtesy of the ASM Mammal Images Library · MIL ID: 7064

Taxonomy

Subclass: Theria
Infraclass: Placentalia
Magnorder: Boreoeutheria
Superorder: Laurasiatheria
Order: Carnivora
Suborder: Feliformia
Infraorder: Aeluroidea
Superfamily: Viverroidea
Family: Viverridae
Subfamily: Genettinae
Genus: Genetta

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Bocage, J.V.B. du. 1882. Liste des mammifères envoyés de Caconda "Angola" par M. d'Anchieta. Jornal de sciencias mathematicas, physicas e naturaes 9(23):25-29.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16211312

Original name as described

Genetta angolensis

Other common names

Miombo Genet

Type material

lost (number not known)

Type kind

syntypes

Type locality

Caconda, Angola.

Biogeographic realm

Afrotropic

Country distribution

Angola · Democratic Republic of the Congo · Malawi · Mozambique · Tanzania · Zambia

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1006076

Country distribution map

The map below provides a general overview. Most species inhabit only specific regions within countries. Hover over the highlighted regions to see the country name.

Names and synonyms

Present and past (if available) associated names to the species. Click on a name to view its details.

Total: 4 names and synonyms.

Genetta angolensis

du Bocage, 1882

Family

Viverridae

Root name

angolensis

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

lost (number not known)

Type kind

syntypes

Original type locality

Caconda

Type locality

Angola: 13°47′S, 15°8′E.

Authority page

29

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16211312

Authority publication

Jornal de sciencias mathematicas, physicas e naturaes

Name usages

Bocage (1882:29, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16211312) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/68546)
Trouessart (1904:251, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/53423132) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59289)
Hill & Carter (1941:126) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/16955)
Coetzee (1971:21) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67173)
Corbet & Hill (1980:99) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:267) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
Corbet & Hill (1991:108) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63070)
Wozencraft (1993:345) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69009)
Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)
Wilson & Mittermeier (2009:183) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67177)
Kingdon & Hoffman (2013:218) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/27643)
Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #41696) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #41696) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1006076) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/41696/45218468) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Genetta pardina var. angolensis:

du Bocage, 1889

Family

Viverridae

Root name

angolensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

177

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3419023

Authority publication

Jornal de sciencias mathematicas, physicas e naturaes

Name usages

Bocage (1889:177, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3419023) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/68982)

Genetta genetta hintoni

E. Schwarz, 1929

Family

Viverridae

Root name

hintoni

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1921.7.18.10

Type kind

holotype

Original type locality

N'dola, N.E. Rhodesia, alt. 4220'.

Type locality

Zambia.

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/bb40c040-cad6-4b8b-b375-0ea9543f023f

Authority page

47

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

Allen (1939:200, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2782001) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/5450)
Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)

Genetta tigrina angolensis:

G. M. Allen, 1939

Family

Viverridae

Root name

angolensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

202

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2782003

Authority publication

Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology

Name usages

Allen (1939:202, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2782003) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/5450)

Publications

Search Crossref

Fetched automatically from Crossref and not curated by the MDD team. Only works with Genetta angolensis in the title or abstract are shown.

Searching Crossref…

Please send any edits, corrections, or unfilled data (including full citations) to mammaldiversity [at] gmail [dot] com.