Helogale parvula

(Sundevall, 1847)

Common Dwarf Mongoose

Group on rocks
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Location:South Africa, Limpopo or Mpumalanga, Kruger National ParkDate taken:Jan 1, 1976Description:Group on rocks

Distribution :

Angola, Botswana, Dem. Rep. Congo, Ethiopia, Gambia, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Somalia, South Africa, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia.

Image courtesy of the ASM Mammal Images Library · MIL ID: 143

Taxonomy

Subclass : Theria
Infraclass : Placentalia
Magnorder : Boreoeutheria
Superorder : Laurasiatheria
Order : Carnivora
Suborder : Feliformia
Infraorder : Aeluroidea
Superfamily : Viverroidea
Family : Herpestidae
Subfamily : Mungosinae
Genus : Helogale

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Sundevall, C.J. 1847. Nya Mammalia från Sydafrika. Öfversigt af Kongl. Vetenskaps-Akademiens Förhandlingar 3:118-121.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2581778

Original name as described

Herpestes parvulus

Other common names

Dwarf Mongoose

Type material

BMNH:Mamm:1846.6.2.26, BMNH:Mamm:1846.8.3.6, RMNH.MAM.35053

Type kind

syntypes

Type specimen URI

https://data.biodiversitydata.nl/naturalis/specimen/RMNH.MAM.35053.a https://data.biodiversitydata.nl/naturalis/specimen/RMNH.MAM.35053.b https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/e85b2e31-f11a-4657-a4a3-80d800dffcbe https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/ff1fe6f8-6e59-4ba0-9c0c-8da0f6063e67

Type locality

Transvaal, South Africa.

Biogeographic realm

Afrotropic

Country distribution

Djibouti? · Sudan · Ethiopia · Somalia · Kenya · Uganda · Tanzania · Democratic Republic of the Congo · Angola · Zambia · Malawi · Mozambique · Namibia · Botswana · Zimbabwe · South Africa · Eswatini

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1006066

Country distribution map

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KnownPredicted distribution

Names and synonyms

Present and past (if available) associated names to the species. Click on a name to view its details.

Total: 40 names and synonyms.

Herpestes parvulus

(Sundevall, 1847)

Family

Herpestidae

Root name

parvula

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1846.6.2.26, BMNH:Mamm:1846.8.3.6, RMNH.MAM.35053

Type kind

syntypes

Type specimen URI

https://data.biodiversitydata.nl/naturalis/specimen/RMNH.MAM.35053.a https://data.biodiversitydata.nl/naturalis/specimen/RMNH.MAM.35053.b https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/e85b2e31-f11a-4657-a4a3-80d800dffcbe https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/ff1fe6f8-6e59-4ba0-9c0c-8da0f6063e67

Authority page

121

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2581778

Authority publication

Öfversigt af Kongl. Vetenskaps-Akademiens Förhandlingar

Name usages

Murray (1866:326, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15580322) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39798)

Herpestes undulatus

(W. C. H. Peters, 1852)

Family

Herpestidae

Root name

undulata

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

81

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11054641

Authority publication

Bericht über die zur Bekanntmachung geeigneten Verhandlungen der Königlichen Preussischen Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Berlin

Name usages

Peters (1852:114) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/61421)
Murray (1866:326, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15580322) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39798)

Helogale parvula

J. E. Gray, 1865

Family

Herpestidae

Root name

parvula

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

571

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28500904

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

Name usages

Gray (1865:571, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28500904) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36800)
Gray (1869:169, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8397088) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/37331)
Bocage (1889:180, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3419024) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/68982)
Thomas (1890:444, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31014645) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35263)
Trouessart (1904:258, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/53423139) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59289)
Thomas & Schwann (1906:10, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31208871) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/41390)
Thomas (1929:104) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/14027)
Shortridge (1934:131) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69309)
Allen (1939:214, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2782015) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/5450)
Hill & Carter (1941:132) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/16955)
Hayman (1963:112) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/68592)
Coetzee (1971:31) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67173)
Corbet & Hill (1980:102) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:273) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
Corbet & Hill (1991:111) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63070)
Wozencraft (1993:304) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69009)
Yalden, Largen, Kock & Hillman (1996:102) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36072)
Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)
O'Brien, Menninger & Nash (2006:507) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/7321)
Wilson & Mittermeier (2009:325) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67177)
Kingdon & Hoffman (2013:368) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/27643)
Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #41609) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #41609) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1006066) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/41609/45206516) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Helogale undulata

J. E. Gray, 1865

Family

Herpestidae

Root name

undulata

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

571

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28500904

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

Name usages

Gray (1865:571, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28500904) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36800)
Gray (1869:169, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8397088) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/37331)
Pagenstecher (1885:35, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7824488) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67738)
Matschie (1895:80, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/14835473) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67260)
Trouessart (1904:257, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/53423138) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59289)
Wroughton (1907:12, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34063318) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/68769)
Thomas (1910:194, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16094615) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/10051)
Roberts (1913:77, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/50439535) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/17656)
Hollister (1916:7, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29837324) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35049)
Allen (1939:214, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2782015) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/5450)

Helogale parvula undulata

O. Thomas, 1890

Family

Herpestidae

Root name

undulata

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

444

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31014645

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

Name usages

Thomas (1890:444, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31014645) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35263)
Shortridge (1934:131) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69309)
Coetzee (1971:31) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67173)
Wilson & Mittermeier (2009:325) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67177)

Helogale atkinsoni

O. Thomas, 1897

Family

Herpestidae

Root name

atkinsoni

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1897.8.9.8

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/ed961ad8-7d2b-43a8-ac69-e5c4a753d9e9

Authority page

378

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/27415362

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

Thomas (1904:97, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/27733824) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/16538)
Trouessart (1904:257, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/53423138) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59289)
Hollister (1916:8, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29837325) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35049)
Thomas (1926:183) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/19393)

Helogale varia

O. Thomas, 1902

Family

Herpestidae

Root name

varia

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1902.1.6.5

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/9675533f-73ec-41f8-82be-0a2d260eeb09

Authority page

119

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31575655

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

Name usages

Trouessart (1904:258, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/53423139) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59289)
Wroughton (1907:12, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34063318) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/68769)
Dollman (1910:177, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16094598) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/10071)
Allen (1939:215, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2782016) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/5450)

Helogale victorina

O. Thomas, 1902

Family

Herpestidae

Root name

victorina

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1893.5.1.2

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/806963ad-36c4-485d-a7c8-c358ebeca8ba

Authority page

120

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31575656

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

Name usages

Trouessart (1904:258, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/53423139) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59289)
Thomas (1910:194, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16094615) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/10051)
Allen (1939:215, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2782016) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/5450)

Helogale Macmillani

O. Thomas, 1906

Family

Herpestidae

Root name

macmillani

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1906.11.1.18

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/2ad8ccef-cd88-400a-9d04-5e8129aac09d

Authority page

300

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/19366561

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

Thomas (1910:194, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16094615) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/10051)
Hollister (1916:8, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29837325) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35049)
Allen (1939:214, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2782015) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/5450)

Helogale brunnula

O. Thomas & Schwann, 1906

Family

Herpestidae

Root name

brunnula

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1905.12.9.22

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/6991cd3a-f88e-4fbd-bdf6-92da4ba5c1f7

Authority page

10

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31208871

Authority publication

Abstracts of the Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

Name usages

Thomas & Schwann (1906:10, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31208871) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/41390)
Thomas & Schwann (1906:581, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31208300) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/27129)
Roberts (1913:77, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/50439535) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/17656)
Allen (1939:213, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2782014) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/5450)
Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)

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