Biology:Ictonyx
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Short description: Genus of carnivores
| Ictonyx | |
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| Striped polecat (Ictonyx striatus) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Carnivora |
| Family: | Mustelidae |
| Subfamily: | Ictonychinae |
| Genus: | Ictonyx Kaup, 1835 |
| Type species | |
| Ictonyx capensis[1] Kaup 1835 (= Bradypus striatus Perry, 1810)
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| Species | |
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Ictonyx libycus | |
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| Ictonyx range | |
Ictonyx[1] is a genus in the family Mustelidae (weasels). It contains two species:[1]
- Saharan striped polecat (Ictonyx libycus)
- Striped polecat (Ictonyx striatus)
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 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. http://www.departments.bucknell.edu/biology/resources/msw3/browse.asp?id=14001173.
Wikidata ☰ Q921373 entry
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