Osbornictis piscivora
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Taxonomy
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Kingdom:
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ANIMALIA
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Phylum:
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CHORDATA
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Class:
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MAMMALIA
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Order:
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CARNIVORA
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Family:
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VIVERRIDAE
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Scientific Name:
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Osbornictis piscivora
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Species Authority:
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J.A. Allen, 1919
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Common Name/s:
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Taxonomic Notes:
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Will probably be placed under Genetta - although controversial, Phillipe Gaubert has good grounds for arguing for this.
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Assessment Information
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Red List Category & Criteria:
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DD ver 2.3 (1994)
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Year Assessed:
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1996
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Annotations:
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Needs updating
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Assessor/s:
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Mustelid Specialist Group
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Geographic Range
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Countries:
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Native:
Congo, The Democratic Republic of the
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Population
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Population Trend:
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Habitat and Ecology
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System:
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Terrestrial; Freshwater
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List of Habitats:
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| 1.5 | Forest - Subtropical/Tropical Dry |
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Threats
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List of Threats:
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| 1 | Habitat Loss/Degradation (human induced) (ongoing) |
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Bibliography
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Bibliography:
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Mace, G.M. and Balmford, A. 2000. Patterns and processes in contemporary mammalian extinction. In: A. Entwhistle and N. Dunstone (eds) Priorities for the Conservation of Mammalian Diversity. Has the Panda had its day?, pp. 27-52. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge. Small Carnivore Specialist Group. For more information, see the Specialist Group website
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