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Ictonyx
Sign in to saveIctonyx is a genus in the family Mustelidae (weasels). It contains two extant species:
Species
GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassMammalia
- OrderCarnivora
- FamilyMustelidae
Observations recorded1,557
via GBIF
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.