Nandiniidae is a family of carnivorans containing a single living species, the African palm civet, Nandinia binotata. The African palm civet is a small feliform mammal widely distributed across sub-Saharan Africa. It is the sole member of its family, set apart from the other feliform carnivorans as its own distinct lineage, and its conservation status is assessed as Least Concern by the IUCN Red List.
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Taxonomic Rank Member Count Band Era First Appeared Classification
Living or Extinct In the Other Atlases
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Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.
Sources
1. Wikidata (taxon extant/extinct status)
Wikimedia Foundation / Wikidata contributorsQ9708646, descriptionView the Source 2. Wikipedia: African palm civet
Taxonomic rank (Wikipedia confirms the entity; rank from slug/structure-wave classification)View the Source 3. Catalogue of Life (ChecklistBank): Taxon metrics for Nandiniidae
Catalogue of Life (ChecklistBank)Taxon metrics, speciesExtantCountQuote, Taxon metrics, speciesExtantCount
"speciesExtantCount": 1
4. Paleobiology Database: Taxon record for Nandiniidae
Paleobiology DatabaseTaxon record, first appearance (firstapp_max_ma, early_interval)Quote, Taxon record, first appearance (firstapp_max_ma, early_interval)
"taxon_name": "Nandiniidae" ... "firstapp_max_ma": 11.63 ... "early_interval": "Tortonian"
Wikidata: Nandiniidae
Wikidata Q513081, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source Reader Challenges (0)
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