Taxonomy Profile: Ictonyx libycus (Hemprich and Ehrenberg 1833)

Ictonyx libycus: Taxonomy and Nomenclature
Kingdom:
Animalia
Taxonomic Rank:
Species
Synonym(s):
Common Name(s):
Saharan Striped Polecat []
Taxonomic Status:
Current Standing:
valid
Data Quality Indicators:
Record Credibility Rating:
TWG standards met
Ictonyx libycus: Taxonomic Hierarchy
Kingdom : Animalia
animals |
Animal |
animaux |
Subkingdom : Bilateria
Infrakingdom : Deuterostomia
Phylum : Chordata
chordates |
cordado |
cordés |
Subphylum : Vertebrata
vertebrates |
vertebrado |
vertébrés |
Infradivision : Gnathostomata
Superclass : Tetrapoda
Class : Mammalia
mammals |
mamífero |
mammifères |
Subclass : Theria
Infraclass : Eutheria
Order : Carnivora
carnivores |
cachorro do mato |
carnívoro |
gato do mato |
lontra |
carnivores |
Suborder : Caniformia
dog-like carnivores |
Family : Mustelidae
mustelids |
Subfamily : Ictonychinae
Genus : Ictonyx
Species : Ictonyx libycus
Saharan Striped Polecat |
Ictonyx libycus Direct Children(s):
Ictonyx libycus libycus
(Hemprich and Ehrenberg 1833)
Ictonyx libycus oralis
(Thomas and Hinton 1920)
Ictonyx libycus rothschildi
(Thomas and Hinton 1920)
Ictonyx libycus: References
Expert(s):
Expert:
W. Christopher Wozencraft
Notes:
Division of Natural Sciences, Bethel College, 1001 W. McKinley Ave., Mishawaka, IN 46545
Reference for:
Ictonyx libycus
Source(s):
Publication(s):
Author(s)/Editor(s):
Wilson, Don E., and DeeAnn M. Reeder, eds.
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
2005-10-01 / 2005-10-01
Article/Chapter Title:
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, 3rd ed., vols. 1 & 2
Page(s):
2142
Publisher:
Johns Hopkins University Press
Publication Place:
Baltimore, Maryland, USA
ISBN/ISSN:
0-8018-8221-4/
Notes:
Reference for:
Ictonyx libycus
Ictonyx libycus: Geographic Information
Geographic Division:
Africa
Jurisdiction/Origin:
Ictonyx libycus: Comments
Comment:
Comments: Thomas and Hinton (1920), and Baryshnikov and Abramov (1997, 1998) placed it in Poecilictis. Synonyms allocated according to G. M. Allen (1939) and Ellerman et al. (1953)
Comment:
Status: IUCN - Lower Risk (lc) [as Ictonyx libyca]
Comment:
Mistakenly given as "Ictonyx libyca" in Wilson & Reeder (eds., 2005), and in other sources. Ictonyx is masculine