Viverrinae

From Palaeos

<==Viverrinae
   |  i. s.: Viverricula indica
   |         Prionodon
   |           |--P. linsang
   |           `--P. pardicolor
   |         Poiana richardsonii
   |         Osbornictis piscivora
   |--+--Civettictis civetta
   |  `--Viverra
   |       |--V. leakeyi
   |       |--V. megaspila
   |       |    |--V. m. megaspila
   |       |    `--V. m. civettina
   |       |--V. tangalunga
   |       `--V. zibetha
   `--Genetta
        |--*G. genetta
        |    |--G. g. genetta
        |    `--G. g. isabellae
        |--G. abyssinica
        |--G. angolensis
        |--G. felina
        |    |--G. f. felina
        |    `--G. f. senegalensis
        |--G. johnstoni
        |--G. maculata [incl. G. pardina]
        |--G. servalina
        |--G. thierryi
        |--G. tigrina
        `--G. victoriae

* Type species of generic name indicated

References

Burton, J. A., & V. G. Burton. 1987. Collins Guide to the Rare Mammals of the World. Collins: London.

Savage, R. J. G. 1978. Carnivora. In Evolution of African Mammals (V. J. Maglio & H. B. S. Cooke, eds.) pp. 249-267. Harvard University Press: Cambridge (Massachusetts).

Wemmer, C., & W. C. Wozencraft. 1984. Civets and genets. In All the World’s Animals: Carnivores (D. Macdonald, ed.) pp. 128-137. Torstar Books Inc.: New York.

Yoder, A. D., M. M. Burns, S. Zehr, T. Delefosse, G. Veron, S. M. Goodman & J. J. Flynn. 2003. Single origin of Malagasy Carnivora from an African ancestor. Nature 421: 734-737.

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Christopher 01:05, 17 June 2008 (PDT)