Crossarchus alexandri Thomas and Wroughton 1907

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 : 563

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https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7316519

DOI

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.11344342

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scientific name

Crossarchus alexandri Thomas and Wroughton 1907
status

 

Crossarchus alexandri Thomas and Wroughton 1907 View in CoL

Crossarchus alexandri Thomas and Wroughton 1907 View in CoL , Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., ser. 7, 19: 373.

Type Locality: "from Banzyville, Ubanghi" [= Mobayi, Zaire (=Dem. Rep. Congo), 4°N, 21°11'E ( Goldman, 1984)]. GoogleMaps

Vernacular Names: Alexander's Kusimanse.

Synonyms: Crossarchus minor Goldman 1984 .

Distribution: Central African Republic, Dem. Rep. Congo, Republic of Congo, Uganda.

Conservation: IUCN – Lower Risk (lc).

Discussion: Colyn and Van Rompaey’s (1994) study did not support the recognition of subspecies.

Goldman, C. A. 1984. Systematic revision of the African mongoose genus Crossarchus (Mammalia: Viverridae). Canadian Journal of Zoology, 62: 1618 - 1630.

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Chordata

Class

Mammalia

Order

Carnivora

SubOrder

Feliformia

Family

Herpestidae

Genus

Crossarchus