Mellivora capensis capensis

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Caniformia
Main Page Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Cladus: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Cladus: Chordata Craniata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Superclassis: Tetrapoda Classis: Mammalia Subclassis: Theria Infraclassis: Eutheria Magnordo: Epitheria Superordo: Laurasiatheria Ordo: Carnivora Subordo: Caniformia

Familia: Mustelidae
Subfamila: Mustelinae
Genus: Mellivora
Species: Mellivora capensis
Subspecies: Mellivora capensis capensis

Name

Mellivora capensis capensis (Schreber, 1776)

Type locality: "Vorgebirge der guten Hofnung" [South Africa, Western Cape Prov., Cape of Good Hope].

Synonyms

• Ursus mellivorus Cuvier, 1798
• Viverra ratel Sparrman, 1777
• Ratellus typicus A. Smith, 1833
• Mellivora capensis vernayi Roberts, 1932

References

• Schreber, J. C. D. 1776. Die Sa¨ugethiere in Abbildungen nach der Natur, mit Beschreibungen. Wolfgang Walther, Erlangen, Germany., 3(18): pl. 125[1776]; see also text, 3(26):450[1777].
• Mellivora capensis capensis in Mammal Species of the World.
  Wilson, D. E. & Reeder, D. M. (eds.) (2005). Mammal Species of the World. A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference. Third edition. ISBN 0801882214
• Mellivora capensis capensis (Schreber, 1776) Report on ITIS