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1851.3.17.3

Classification
Scientific name: Cynicitis maccarthiae Gray 1851
Author: Gray 1851
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Carnivora
Family: Viverridae
Genus: Cynicitis
Species: maccarthiae
Higher classification: Animalia; Chordata; Vertebrata; Mammalia; Carnivora; Viverridae
Location
Locality: Jaffna, North Ceylon
Country: Sri Lanka
Continent: Asia
Higher geography: Asia; Sri Lanka
Collection event
Recorded by: McCarthy
Identification
Type status: HOLOTYPE
Determinations:
Names Types FiledAs
Cynicitis maccarthiae Gray 1851 Yes
Specimen
Catalogue number: 1851.3.17.3
Collection code: ZOO ( Zoology)
Sub department: LS Mammals
Other catalog numbers: NHMUK:ecatalogue:3621383
Registration code: MA
Individual count: 1
Record
Occurrence ID: 26799310-5180-4ef5-a3c3-14c8f611d574
Modified: 2026-04-10T14:55:20+00:00
Created: 2007-05-27T22:05:47+00:00

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Additional Information

Created 2007-05-27T22:05:47+00:00
Last updated 2026-04-10T14:55:20+00:00
Format DWC
License CC0-1.0
Dataset collection-specimens
Dataset ID 56e711e6-c847-4f99-915a-6894bb5c5dea
Resource Specimens
Resource ID 05ff2255-c38a-40c9-b657-4ccb55ab2feb