Ictonyx

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Ictonyx[1]
Striped polecat.jpg
Striped polecat (Ictonyx striatus)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Carnivora
Family: Mustelidae
Subfamily: Mustelinae
Genus: Ictonyx
Type species
Bradypus striatus
Species

Ictonyx libycus
Ictonyx striatus

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Ictonyx range

Ictonyx is a genus in the Mustelidae family (weasels). It contains two species:[1]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b Wozencraft, W.C. (2005). "Genus Ictonyx". In Wilson, D.E.; Reeder, D.M. Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. 532–628. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.