Cynictis penicillata (G. Cuvier 1829)

Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn, 2005, Order Carnivora, Mammal Species of the World: a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3 rd Edition), Volume 1, Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins University Press, pp. 532-628 : 564

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scientific name	Cynictis penicillata (G. Cuvier 1829)
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[Cynictis] penicillata (G. Cuvier 1829) , Regn. Anim., Nouv. 2nd ed., Vol. 1: 158.

Type Locality: "du Cap", restricted by Roberts (1951:151) to "Uitenhage, C.P." [ South Africa].

Vernacular Names: Yellow Mongoose.

Subspecies: :

Subspecies Cynictis penicillata subsp. penicillata G. Cuvier 1829

Subspecies Cynictis penicillata subsp. bechuanae Roberts 1932

Subspecies Cynictis penicillata subsp. brachyura Roberts 1924

Subspecies Cynictis penicillata subsp. bradfieldi Roberts 1924

Subspecies Cynictis penicillata subsp. cinderella Thomas 1927

Subspecies Cynictis penicillata subsp. coombsi Roberts 1929

Subspecies Cynictis penicillata subsp. intensa Schwann 1906

Subspecies Cynictis penicillata subsp. kalaharica Roberts 1932

Subspecies Cynictis penicillata subsp. karasensis Roberts 1938

Subspecies Cynictis penicillata subsp. lepturus A. Smith 1839

Subspecies Cynictis penicillata subsp. ogilbyii A. Smith 1834

Subspecies Cynictis penicillata subsp. pallidior Thomas and Schwann 1904

Distribution: S Angola, Botswana, Namibia, South Africa, SW Zimbabwe.

Conservation: IUCN – Lower Risk (lc).

Discussion: Synonyms allocated according to Ellerman and Morrison-Scott (1953) and Taylor and Meester (1993). Revised by Lundholm (1955 b) and Taylor and Meester (1993).