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Ictonyx

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Ictonyx is a genus in the family Mustelidae (weasels). It contains two extant species:

Species

GENUS

  1. KingdomAnimalia
  2. PhylumChordata
  3. ClassMammalia
  4. OrderCarnivora
  5. FamilyMustelidae
Observations recorded1,557

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Museum specimens

Specimen records
44
With media
1
Family
Mustelidae
Collections
LACM, MNHN, AMNH, UCMP
Recorded in
Namibia, Maroc, South Africa, Mauritanie, AlgéRie, Soudan, Niger, Pays Non Identifié

Wikidata facts

Instance of
taxon
Parent taxon
Ictonychinae
Image
Striped polecat.jpg
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Commons category
Ictonyx
topic's main category
Category:Ictonyx
taxon name
Ictonyx
taxon rank
genus
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Encyclopedic overview

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Ictonyx is a genus in the family Mustelidae (weasels). It contains two extant species: Saharan striped polecat (Ictonyx libycus) Striped polecat (Ictonyx striatus)

In addition, an extinct species named Ictonyx harrisoni is known from fossils.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Ictonyx” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.