Galidictis
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| Galidictis | |
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| Galidictis grandidieri | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Carnivora |
| Family: | Eupleridae |
| Genus: | Galidictis |
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| Galidictis ranges | |
Galidictis is a genus of carnivoran in the family Eupleridae endemic to Madagascar.[1] The name is from two ancient Greek words that both approximately mean ‘weasel’: galid- (see Galidia) and iktis.[2]
It contains the following species:
- Broad-striped Malagasy Mongoose (Galidictis fasciata).
- Grandidier's Mongoose (Galidictis grandidieri).
References
- ↑ Wozencraft, W. C. (2005). "Order Carnivora". In Wilson, D. E.; Reeder, D. M. Mammal Species of the World (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. 532–628. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
- ↑ Merriam-Webster Unabridged Dictionary notes it being "NL, fr. Gk galideus young weasel + iktis yellow-breasted marten [an ambiguous common name that might be the weasel]." However, Lewis and Short describes ictis (ἴκτις) as simply "a kind of weasel". Brill’s New Pauly likewise also writes that "ἴκτις/íktis may be a weasel".
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