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Ictonyx libyca

Cladus: Eukaryota
Supergroup: Opisthokonta
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Superclassis: Tetrapoda
Classis: Mammalia
Subclassis: Theria
Infraclassis: Placentalia
Ordo: Carnivora
Subordo: Caniformia
Familia: Mustelidae
Subfamila: Mustelinae
Genus: Ictonyx
Species: Ictonyx libyca
Subspecies: I. l. libyca - I. l. multivittata - I. l. oralis - I. l. rothschildi

Name

Ictonyx libyca (Hemprich & Ehrenberg, 1833)

Type locality: "Libyae" [Libya].

References

* Symb. Phys. Mamm., vol. 1(pt. 2, sig. K): verso.
* Ictonyx libyca on Mammal Species of the World.
* Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, 2 Volume Set edited by Don E. Wilson, DeeAnn M. Reeder

* IUCN link: Ictonyx libyca (Hemprich & Ehrenberg, 1833) (Least Concern)
* Ictonyx libycus (Hemprich & Ehrenberg, 1833) Report on ITIS


Vernacular names
English: Saharan Striped Polecat
Polski: Zorilla libijska

The Saharan striped polecat or Saharan striped weasel (Ictonyx libycus) is a species of mammal in the Mustelidae family. It is found in Algeria, Chad, Egypt, Libya, Mali, Mauritania, Morocco, Niger, Nigeria, Sudan, Tunisia.
References

^ Hoffmann, M., Cuzin, F. & de Smet, K. (2008). Ictonyx libyca. In: IUCN 2008. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 21 March 2009. Database entry includes a brief justification of why this species is of least concern

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