Ictonyx

Ictonyx; Temporal range: Early Pliocene - recent, 3.85–0 Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N ↓
	Striped polecat (Ictonyx striatus)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Carnivora
Family:	Mustelidae
Subfamily:	Ictonychinae
Genus:	Ictonyx ; Kaup, 1835
Type species
	Ictonyx capensis ; Kaup 1835 (= Bradypus striatus Perry, 1810)
Species
	† Ictonyx harrisoni ; Ictonyx libycus ; Ictonyx striatus ;
	Ictonyx range

Last updated July 09, 2025

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

Saharan striped polecat (Ictonyx libycus)
Striped polecat (Ictonyx striatus)

In addition, an extinct species named Ictonyx harrisoni is known from fossils.^[2]

References

1 2 3 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.
↑ Werdelin, Lars; Fourvel, Jean-Baptiste (2025). "A review of fossil Ictonychinae (Mustelidae) from the Plio-Pleistocene of Africa" (PDF). Bollettino della Società Paleontologica Italiana. 64 (1): 69–76. doi:10.4435/BSPI.2025.05. ISSN 0375-7633.

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[MSW3-1] 1 2 3 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.

[2] Werdelin, Lars; Fourvel, Jean-Baptiste (2025). "A review of fossil Ictonychinae (Mustelidae) from the Plio-Pleistocene of Africa" (PDF). Bollettino della Società Paleontologica Italiana. 64 (1): 69–76. doi:10.4435/BSPI.2025.05. ISSN 0375-7633.

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