Ictonychinae

Ictonychinae
	Greater grison (Galictis vittata)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Carnivora
Family:	Mustelidae
Subfamily:	Ictonychinae; Pocock, 1921[1]
Genera
	Galictis; Ictonyx; Lyncodon; Poecilogale; Vormela;
Synonyms
	Galictinae Reig, 1956; Grisoninae Pocock, 1921; Zorillinae Gill, 1872;

Ictonychinae is a subfamily of the mammal family Mustelidae found mainly in the Neotropics (3 species) and Africa (3 species), with one Eurasian member. It includes the grisons, Patagonian weasel, striped polecats, African striped weasel and marbled polecat, respectively.[2][3] These genera were formerly included within a paraphyletic definition of the mustelid subfamily Mustelinae.[4]

Most members have a mask-like bar or larger dark marking across their face; the African representatives of the group are striped. A defense mechanism common to the group is use of a chemical spray similar to (but not necessarily as strong as) that of skunks.

Extant species

Subfamily Ictonychinae

Image	Genus	Living Species
	Galictis Bell, 1826	Greater grison, G. vittata Lesser grison, G. cuja
	Ictonyx Kaup, 1835	Striped polecat, I. striatus Saharan striped polecat, I. libycus
	Lyncodon Gervais, 1845	Patagonian weasel, L. patagonicus
	Poecilogale Thomas, 1883	African striped weasel, P. albinucha
	Vormela Blasius, 1884	Marbled polecat, V. peregusna

References

Pocock, R.I. (1921). "On the External Characters and Classification of the Mustelidae". Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London. 91 (4): 803–837. doi:10.1111/j.1096-3642.1921.tb03292.x.
Nascimento, F. O. do (2014). "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.
Law, C. J.; Slater, G. J.; Mehta, R. S. (2018-01-01). "Lineage Diversity and Size Disparity in Musteloidea: Testing Patterns of Adaptive Radiation Using Molecular and Fossil-Based Methods". Systematic Biology. 67 (1): 127–144. doi:10.1093/sysbio/syx047. PMID 28472434.
Koepfli KP, Deere KA, Slater GJ, et al. (2008). "Multigene phylogeny of the Mustelidae: Resolving relationships, tempo and biogeographic history of a mammalian adaptive radiation". BMC Biol. 6: 4–5. doi:10.1186/1741-7007-6-10. PMC 2276185. PMID 18275614.

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[Pocock1921-1] Pocock, R.I. (1921). "On the External Characters and Classification of the Mustelidae". Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London. 91 (4): 803–837. doi:10.1111/j.1096-3642.1921.tb03292.x.

[Nascimento2014-2] Nascimento, F. O. do (2014). "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.

[Law-2018-3] Law, C. J.; Slater, G. J.; Mehta, R. S. (2018-01-01). "Lineage Diversity and Size Disparity in Musteloidea: Testing Patterns of Adaptive Radiation Using Molecular and Fossil-Based Methods". Systematic Biology. 67 (1): 127–144. doi:10.1093/sysbio/syx047. PMID 28472434.

[4] Koepfli KP, Deere KA, Slater GJ, et al. (2008). "Multigene phylogeny of the Mustelidae: Resolving relationships, tempo and biogeographic history of a mammalian adaptive radiation". BMC Biol. 6: 4–5. doi:10.1186/1741-7007-6-10. PMC 2276185. PMID 18275614.