Ictonychinae

Ictonychinae
Tigeriltis ( Vormela peregusna )
Systematics
Superordinate : Laurasiatheria Order : Predators (Carnivora) Subordination : Canine (Caniformia) Superfamily : Marten relatives (Musteloidea) Family : Marten (Mustelidae) Subfamily : Ictonychinae
Scientific name
Ictonychinae
Pocock , 1921

The Ictonychinae ( synonym : Galictinae) are a subfamily of the martens (Mustelidae) that occurs in Africa, Central and South America, the Middle East, Central Asia and the Balkans.

features

The animals have an elongated body with short legs. The head-trunk length is between 20 and 58 centimeters, the tail length between 11 and 19.3 centimeters and the weight between 200 grams and 3.3 kg.

• Tooth formula : I 3/3, C 1/1, P 3/3, M 1/2 = 34.
• Exception to the tooth formula of the Weißnackenwiesel: I 3/3, C 1/1, P 2/2, M 1/1 = 28.

All types of the Ictonychinae have a more or less high-contrast warning color and, in the event of a threat, can produce a strongly smelling secretion with their anal glands .

Genera and species

The Ictonychinae include four genera with six species:

• Grisons ( Galictis )
  • Large grison ( Galictis vittata )
  • Little Rison ( Galictis cuja )
• Ictonyx
  • Zorilla ( Ictonyx striatus )
  • Libyan weasel ( Ictonyx libyca )
• Poecilogals
  • White- naped weasel ( Poecilogale albinucha )
• Vormela
  • Tigeriltis ( Vormela peregusna )

Systematics

The subfamily was called Galictinae until 2014. Both the Galictinae and the Ictonychinae were introduced in 1921 by the British zoologist Reginald Innes Pocock in the same publication and even on the same page, but the Ictonychinae above. According to the priority rule of the International Commission for Zoological Nomenclature , the name Ictonychinae has priority over the name Galictinae.

literature

• Serge Larivière & Andrew P. Jennings: Family Mustelidae (Weasels and relatives). in Don E. Wilson , Russell A. Mittermeier : Handbook of the Mammals of the World - Volume 1 Carnivores. Lynx Editions, 2009, ISBN 978-84-96553-49-1 .

supporting documents

1. ↑ ^{a b} Serge Larivière & Andrew P. Jennings (2009), pages 636-638.
2. ^ ^{A b} Serge Larivière & Andrew P. Jennings (2009), p. 566.
3. ↑ Serge Larivière & Andrew P. Jennings (2009), pp. 564, 565 and 636.
4. ^ RI Pocock: On the external characters and classification of the Mustelidae. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London, 1921: 803-837.
5. ^ Fabio Oliveira do Nascimento. On the correct name for some subfamilies of Mustelidae (Mammalia, Carnivora). Papéis Avulsos de Zoologia (São Paulo). 54 (21): 307-313. doi: 10.1590 / 0031-1049.2014.54.21