Viverra tigrina Schreber, 1776

Dataset

GBIF Backbone Taxonomy

Rank

SPECIES

Published in

Schreber, J. C. D. 1776. Die Säugthiere in Abbildungen nach der Natur mit Beschreibungen. W. Walther, Erlangen. Vol. 3 (17): 290-312, pls.83B, 115-116 A-B, 118, 120-121.

Classification

kingdom

Animalia

phylum

Chordata

class

Mammalia

order

Carnivora

family

Viverridae

genus

Genetta

species

Genetta tigrina

Name

Homonyms

Viverra tigrina Schreber, 1776

Common names

Cape genet in English

Bibliographic References

1. Jennings, A. P., and G. Veron / Don E. Wilson and Russell A. Mittermeier, eds., 2009: Family Viverridae (Civets, Genets and Oyans). Handbook of the Mammals of the World. Vol. 1: Carnivores. 174-232.