Molecular systematics and biogeography of the Hemigalinae civets (Mammalia, Carnivora)

Abstract

D N A L i b r a r y o f L i f e , r e s e a r c h a r t i c l eurn:lsid:zoobank.org:pub:EB6AF6D6-36E7-4677-87E8-D72C42A273AF Abstract. Due to the difficulty in obtaining samples, the systematics of the Hemigalinae civets has not been fully resolved. The aim of this study was to clarify the relationships of the species and the intraspecific diversity within this subfamily, and to explore the environmental factors that might have affected its evolution. Using two mitochondrial and two nuclear markers, we confirmed that the Hemigalinae comprises Owston's civet, the otter civet, Hose's civet and the banded civet, but also the Sulawesi palm civet (formerly included in the Paradoxurinae). Our study showed that the banded and Owston's civets are sister species, and suggested that Hose's civet is sister to these two. Within the banded civet, we observed a high divergence between individuals from the Mentawai Islands and those from Sumatra and Borneo (while the latter two were not strongly divergent), likely due to the deep sea channel between the Mentawai Islands and Sumatra. Unexpectedly, the Sumatran and Peninsular Malaysian individuals were not closely related, despite the fact that these two regions have repeatedly been connected during the last glaciations. No high polymorphism was found within Owston's civet, although three groups were obtained: southern China, northern Vietnam and central Vietnam, which might be related to Pleistocene climatic fluctuations.

Characteristics of the complete mitochondrial genome of the monotypic genus Arctictis (Family: Viverridae) and its phylogenetic implications

“…Maximum likelihood and Bayesian inference analyses (Fig. S1) of the concatenated sequences of the 13 PCGs (11,313 bp) support the monophyly of Viverridae among feliforms, the monophyly of Paradoxurinae among viverrids, the clustering of Paradoxurinae and Hemigalinae, as found by Veron et al (2017), and the clustering of Genettinae with Viverrinae as proposed by Veron (2007) and Eizirik et al (2010). The monophyly of Viverridae was strongly supported in both the analyses, with a Bayesian Posterior Probability (bpP) of 1 and a bootstrap support (BS) of 100%.…”

A review of the systematics of small mammalian carnivores

“…A breeding programme was established in Vietnam, with animals confiscated from the illegal wildlife trade, and breeding this species has been successful since 1997 (Veron et al, 2004). Genetic studies suggested the existence of two or three lineages (Veron et al, 2004;Veron, Bonillo et al, 2017), although further genetic data should be gathered to confirm this. Once verified, and if the lineages are geographically separated, it may be possible to identify the origin of confiscated animals and define conservation units for this species.…”

The complete mitochondrial genome of Asian palm civet (Paradoxurus hermaphroditus) with phylogenetic consideration

“… 2010 , Veron et al. 2015 , 2017 ). Since, there is a limited genetic data available on Asian palm civet ( P. hermaphrodites) from Indian sub-continent, the present study will contribute significantly to in-depth phylogenetic studies and proper assessment of conservation status of this species.…”