Genetta thierryi

Matschie, 1902

Hausa Genet

Also as Thierry's Genet, Villiers's Genet.
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Location:Czech Republic, West Bohemia, Zoological and Botanical Park Pilsen (Plzen)Date taken:4 April 2018Description:Also as Thierry's Genet, Villiers's Genet.

Distribution :

Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Côte d’Ivoire, Gambia, Ghana, Mali, Nigeria, Niger, Sierra Leone, Senegal, Togo.

Image courtesy of the ASM Mammal Images Library · MIL ID: 5183

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

Matschie, P. 1902. Ueber die individuellen und geographischen Abänderungen der Ginsterkatzen. Pp. 1128–1144 in Matschie, P. (eds.). Verhandlungen des V. Internationalen Zoologen-Congresses zu Berlin 12.–16. August 1901. Gustav Fischer, Jena, 1187 pp.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/32465111

Original name as described

Genetta thierryi

Other common names

Thierry's Genet · Villiers's Genet

Type material

ZMB 19015

Type kind

lectotype

Type locality

Borgou, Togo.

Biogeographic realm

Afrotropic

Country distribution

Benin · Burkina Faso · Cameroon · Cote d'Ivoire · Gambia · Ghana · Guinea-Bissau · Liberia · Mali · Niger · Nigeria · Senegal · Sierra Leone · Togo

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1006087

Country distribution map

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Names and synonyms

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

Total: 7 names and synonyms.

Genetta rubiginosa

Pucheran, 1855

Family

Viverridae

Root name

rubiginosa

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

MNHN-ZM-MO-1983-715

Type kind

holotype

Original type locality

Cap de Bonne-Espérance

Type locality

Africa.

Type specimen URI

http://coldb.mnhn.fr/catalognumber/mnhn/zm/mo-1983-715

Authority page

154

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2280895

Authority publication

Revue et Magasin de Zoologie pure et appliquée

Name usages

Bocage (1882:28, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16211311) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/68546)
Bocage (1889:177, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3419023) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/68982)
Trouessart (1904:249, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/53423130) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59289)
Roberts (1913:75, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/50439533) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/17656)
Pocock (1915:138, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31750779) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/14066)
Roberts (1924:67) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/17634)
Thomas (1929:102) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/14027)
Roberts (1937:77) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35343)
Hayman (1963:114) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/68592)
Corbet & Hill (1980:99) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
Corbet & Hill (1991:108) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63070)
Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)

Genetta thierryi

Matschie, 1902

Family

Viverridae

Root name

thierryi

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

ZMB 19015

Type kind

lectotype

Original type locality

Hinterland von Togo von 9* n. Br. ab.

Type locality

Togo.

Authority page

1142

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/32465111

Authority publication

Jena

Name usages

Trouessart (1904:251, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/53423132) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59289)
Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:268) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
Corbet & Hill (1991:109) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63070)
Wozencraft (1993:346) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69009)
Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)
Wilson & Mittermeier (2009:190) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67177)
Kingdon & Hoffman (2013:245) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/27643)
Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #41701) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #41701) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1006087) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/41701/45219325) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Genetta tigrina thierryi:

Hayman, 1936

Family

Viverridae

Root name

thierryi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

925

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

Name usages

Hayman (1936:925) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/14108)
Allen (1939:203, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2782004) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/5450)
Coetzee (1971:22) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67173)

Genetta tigrina rubiginosa:

J. Eric Hill & T. D. Carter, 1941

Family

Viverridae

Root name

rubiginosa

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

126

Authority publication

Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History

Name usages

Hill & Carter (1941:126) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/16955)
Coetzee (1971:22) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67173)

Pseudogenetta villiersi

Dekeyser, 1949

Family

Viverridae

Root name

villiersi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

MNHN-ZM-MO-1952-4 (= IFAN 48.5.32 453)

Type kind

holotype

Original type locality

Messirah (Sénégal)

Type locality

Senegal.

Authority page

421

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/54383011

Authority publication

Bulletin du Muséum national d'histoire naturelle

Name usages

Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)

Genetta rubiginosa rubiginosa:

Hayman, 1963

Family

Viverridae

Root name

rubiginosa

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

114

Authority publication

Publicações culturais, Companhia de Diamantes de Angola

Name usages

Hayman (1963:114) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/68592)

Genetta villiersi:

Coetzee, 1971

Family

Viverridae

Root name

villiersi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

20

Authority publication

Washington

Name usages

Coetzee (1971:20) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67173)
Corbet & Hill (1980:99) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)

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