Saharan striped polecat

Saharan striped polecat
Conservation status
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Carnivora
Family: Mustelidae
Genus: Ictonyx
Species: I. libycus
Binomial name
Ictonyx libycus
(Hemprich & Ehrenberg, 1833)
Saharan striped polecat range

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

  1. ^ 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