Mellivora capensis abyssinica

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Musteloidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Cladus: Synapsida Cladus: Eupelycosauria Cladus: Sphenacodontia Cladus: Sphenacodontoidea Cladus: Therapsida Cladus: Theriodontia Cladus: Cynodontia Cladus: Eucynodontia Cladus: Probainognathia Cladus: Prozostrodontia Cladus: Mammaliaformes Classis: Mammalia Subclassis: Trechnotheria Infraclassis: Zatheria Supercohors: Theria Cohors: Eutheria Infraclassis: Placentalia Cladus: Boreoeutheria Superordo: Laurasiatheria Cladus: Ferae Ordo: Carnivora Subordo: Caniformia Infraordo: Arctoidea Superfamilia: Musteloidea

Familia: Mustelidae
Subfamilia: Mellivorinae
Genus: Mellivora
Species: Mellivora capensis
Subspecies: Mellivora capensis abyssinica

Name

Mellivora capensis abyssinica Hollister, 1910

Type locality: "vicinity of Adis Ababa, Abyssinia"; restricted to ‘‘Suksukki River, a small stream which connects Lake Zwai with Lake Hora Schalo; about midway between the two lakes, which with others lie between 78 and 88 north latitude, and between 388 and 398 longitude east. Altitude, 4,500 to 5,000 feet’’ Ethiopia by Hollister (1911:37). Hollister (1911:37).

References

• Hollister, N. 1910. Two new African ratels. Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections 56:1
• Mellivora capensis abyssinica in Mammal Species of the World.
  Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn M. (Editors) 2005. Mammal Species of the World – A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference. Third edition. ISBN 0-8018-8221-4.
• Mellivora capensis abyssinica Hollister, 1910 – Taxon details on Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS).