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1855.12.24.227

Classification
Scientific name: Herpestes fusca Waterhouse 1838
Author: Waterhouse 1838
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Carnivora
Family: Viverridae
Genus: Herpestes
Species: fusca
Higher classification: Animalia; Chordata; Vertebrata; Mammalia; Carnivora; Viverridae
Location
Locality: India, probably Madras /
Country: India
Continent: Asia
Higher geography: Asia; India
Collection event
Recorded by: Dr John Anderson F.R.S.
Habitat: probably Madras
Identification
Type status: HOLOTYPE
Determinations:
Names Types FiledAs
Herpestes fusca Waterhouse 1838 Yes
Specimen
Catalogue number: 1855.12.24.227
Collection code: ZOO ( Zoology)
Sub department: LS Mammals
Other catalog numbers: NHMUK:ecatalogue:3621625
Registration code: MA
Individual count: 1
Sex: male
Record
Occurrence ID: 778d8cc7-ffc0-4167-b350-d760fabb0154
Modified: 2026-04-10T10:51:18+00:00
Created: 2007-05-27T22:06:13+00:00

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Additional Information

Created 2007-05-27T22:06:13+00:00
Last updated 2026-04-10T10:51:18+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