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Galictis
Sign in to saveA grison (, ) is any mustelid in the genus Galictis. Native to Central and South America, the genus contains two extant species: the greater grison (Galictis vittata), which is found widely in South America, through Central America to southern Mexico; and the lesser grison (Galictis cuja), which is restricted to the southern half of South America.
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Galictis is a genus of mammals within the family Mustelidae. It belongs to the order Carnivora, class Mammalia, phylum Chordata, and kingdom Animalia. The genus is classified under the subfamily Ictonychinae. One species in this group is commonly known as the Lesser Grison.
The temporal range of Galictis begins in the Early Pleistocene. Records of the genus have been documented in Paraguay, Bolivia, Uruguay, Argentina, and Trinidad And Tobago. Specimens are held by institutions including UCONN, NRM, AMNH, MSB, and UCLA. The taxon was described in the Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition.
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Species
Lesser Grison
GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassMammalia
- OrderCarnivora
- FamilyMustelidae
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 20
- With media
- 1
- Family
- Mustelidae
- Collections
- UCONN, NRM, AMNH, MSB, UCLA, NHMUK
- Recorded in
- Paraguay, Bolivia, Uruguay, Argentina, Trinidad And Tobago, Peru, Brazil, Locality Unknown
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Ictonychinae
- Image
- Galictis.jpg
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- Galictis
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- Galictis
- taxon rank
- genus
- topic's main category
- Category:Galictis
- described by source
- Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
- temporal range start
- Early Pleistocene
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Encyclopedic overview
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- Extant species
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A grison (, ) is any mustelid in the genus Galictis. Native to Central and South America, the genus contains two extant species: the greater grison (Galictis vittata), which is found widely in South America, through Central America to southern Mexico; and the lesser grison (Galictis cuja), which is restricted to the southern half of South America.
== Names == The generic name Galictis joins two Greek words: (, "weasel") and (, marten/weasel). Compare the word Galidictis (a mongoose genus).
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