Lowe’s Otter Civet Cynogale lowei does not exist

• Main Authors: Roberton, Scott I., Gilbert, M. Thomas P., Campos, Paula F., Mohd. Salleh, Faezah, Tridico, Silvana, Hills, Daphne
• Format: Article
• Published: IUCN Small Carnivore Specialist Group (SCSG) 2017
• Subjects: QD Chemistry
• Online Access: http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/84637/; http://nebula.wsimg.com/ad21dc789d823d4afdbbc844f4f27237?AccessKeyId=35E369A09ED705622D78&disposition=0&alloworigin=1

Lowe’s Otter Civet Cynogale lowei is known from only one specimen, which was collected in the winter of 1926-27 in northern Vietnam. It has been considered to be a global priority for small carnivore conservation. Its taxonomic status – a species or a highly disjunct subspecies of Otter Civet C. ben...