Ictonyx

Ictonyx
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[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]

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

References

1. 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.