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Ictonyx striatus  (Perry, 1810)
Taxonomic Serial No.: 621938

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 Taxonomy and Nomenclature
       
  Kingdom: Animalia  
  Taxonomic Rank: Species  
  Synonym(s):    
  Common Name(s): Striped Polecat [English]
  
       
  Taxonomic Status:    
  Current Standing: valid  
       
  Data Quality Indicators:    
  Record Credibility Rating: verified - standards met  
       

 Taxonomic Hierarchy
       
 KingdomAnimalia  -- Animal, animals, animaux  
    PhylumChordata  -- chordates, cordado, cordés  
       SubphylumVertebrata  -- vertebrado, vertebrates, vertébrés  
          ClassMammalia Linnaeus, 1758 -- mamífero, mammals, mammifères  
             SubclassTheria Parker and Haswell, 1897  
                InfraclassEutheria Gill, 1872  
                   OrderCarnivora Bowdich, 1821 -- cachorro do mato, carnivores, carnivores, carnívoro, gato do mato, lontra  
                      SuborderCaniformia Kretzoi, 1938 -- dog-like carnivores  
                         FamilyMustelidae Fischer, 1817 -- mustelids  
                            SubfamilyMustelinae Fischer, 1817 -- martens, weasels, wolverines  
                               GenusIctonyx Kaup, 1835  
                                  SpeciesIctonyx striatus (Perry, 1810) -- Striped Polecat  
    Direct Children:  
                                     Subspecies Ictonyx striatus albescens Heller, 1913  
                                     Subspecies Ictonyx striatus arenarius Roberts, 1924  
                                     Subspecies Ictonyx striatus elgonis Granvik, 1924  
                                     Subspecies Ictonyx striatus erythreae de Winton, 1898  
                                     Subspecies Ictonyx striatus ghansiensis Roberts, 1932  
                                     Subspecies Ictonyx striatus giganteus Roberts, 1932  
                                     Subspecies Ictonyx striatus intermedius Anderson and de Winton, 1902  
                                     Subspecies Ictonyx striatus kalaharicus Roberts, 1932  
                                     Subspecies Ictonyx striatus lancasteri Roberts, 1932  
                                     Subspecies Ictonyx striatus limpopoensis Roberts, 1917  
                                     Subspecies Ictonyx striatus maximus Roberts, 1924  
                                     Subspecies Ictonyx striatus obscuratus de Beaux, 1924  
                                     Subspecies Ictonyx striatus orangiae Roberts, 1924  
                                     Subspecies Ictonyx striatus ovamboensis Roberts, 1951  
                                     Subspecies Ictonyx striatus pretoriae Roberts, 1924  
                                     Subspecies Ictonyx striatus senegalensis (J. B. Fischer, 1829)  
                                     Subspecies Ictonyx striatus shoae Thomas, 1906  
                                     Subspecies Ictonyx striatus shortridgei Roberts, 1932  
                                     Subspecies Ictonyx striatus striatus (Perry, 1810)  
       

 References
       
  Expert(s):    
  Expert: W. Christopher Wozencraft  
  Notes: Division of Natural Sciences, Bethel College, 1001 W. McKinley Ave., Mishawaka, IN 46545   
  Reference for: Ictonyx striatus   
       
  Other Source(s):    
  Source: Mammal Species of the World, website (version undefined)  
  Acquired: 1998   
  Notes: http://nmnhgoph.si.edu/msw/   
  Reference for: Ictonyx striatus   
       
  Publication(s):    
  Author(s)/Editor(s): Wilson, Don E., and DeeAnn M. Reeder, eds.  
  Publication Date: 1993   
  Article/Chapter Title:    
  Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.: Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, 2nd ed., 3rd printing   
  Page(s): xviii + 1207   
  Publisher: Smithsonian Institution Press   
  Publication Place: Washington, DC, USA   
  ISBN/ISSN: 1-56098-217-9   
  Notes: Corrections were made to text at 3rd printing   
  Reference for: Ictonyx striatus   
       
  Author(s)/Editor(s): Wilson, Don E., and DeeAnn M. Reeder, eds.  
  Publication Date: 2005   
  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 striatus, Striped Polecat   
       
  Author(s)/Editor(s): Wilson, Don E., and F. Russell Cole  
  Publication Date: 2000   
  Article/Chapter Title:    
  Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.: Common Names of Mammals of the World   
  Page(s): xiv + 204   
  Publisher: Smithsonian Institution Press   
  Publication Place: Washington, DC, USA   
  ISBN/ISSN: 1-56098-383-3   
  Notes: With contributions by Bernadette N. Graham, Adam P. Potter, and Mariana M. Upmeyer   
  Reference for: Ictonyx striatus   
       

 Geographic Information
       
  Geographic Division: Africa  
       
  Jurisdiction/Origin:    
 

 

    

 Comments
       
  Comment: Status: IUCN - Lower Risk (lc)  
    Comments: Reviewed by Larivière (2002b). See Hollister (1918) on the use of this name. Synonyms allocated according to Ellerman et al. (1953)  
 

 

    

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