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Ictonyx

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Ictonyx
Striped polecat (Ictonyx striatus)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
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)
Species

Ictonyx libycus
Ictonyx striatus

Ictonyx range

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

References

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  1. ^ a b c Wozencraft, W. C. (2005). "Genus Ictonyx". In Wilson, D. E.; Reeder, D. M. (eds.). 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.