Poecilictis libyca

(Ehrenberg, 1833)

Saharan Striped Polecat

Taxonomy

Subclass : Theria
Infraclass : Placentalia
Magnorder : Boreoeutheria
Superorder : Laurasiatheria
Order : Carnivora
Suborder : Caniformia
Infraorder : Arctoidea
Superfamily : Musteloidea
Family : Mustelidae
Subfamily : Ictonychinae
Genus : Poecilictis

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Ehrenberg, C.G. 1833-06. Symbolae physicae seu icones et descriptiones mammalium quae ex itinere per Africam borealem et Asiam occidentalem Friderici Guilelmi Hemprich et Christiani Godofredi Ehrenberg medicinae et chirurgiae doctorum studio nova aut illustrata redierunt. Decas secunda. Ex officina academica, Berlin, not continuously paginated pp.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/48508486

Original name as described

Mustela libyca

Other common names

Saharan Striped Weasel

Type locality

Libya.

Biogeographic realm

Afrotropic · Palearctic

Country distribution

Senegal · Mauritania · Morocco · Algeria · Mali · Burkina Faso · Niger · Nigeria · Chad · Libya · Tunisia · Sudan · Egypt · Eritrea

Taxonomy notes

moved from Ictonyx to Poecilictis, from Thomas & Hinton 1920 Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., (9) 5

Taxonomy notes citation

Sato, J. J., Wolsan, M., Prevosti, F. J., D’Elía, G., Begg, C., Begg, K., ... & Suzuki, H. (2012). Evolutionary and biogeographic history of weasel-like carnivorans (Musteloidea). Molecular Phylogenetics and evolution, 63(3), 745-757.

IUCN Red List status

Not Evaluated

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1005834

Country distribution map

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Names and synonyms

Present and past (if available) associated names to the species. Click on a name to view its details. If the list is long, scroll down to see more.

Mustela libyca

(Ehrenberg, 1833)

Family

Mustelidae

Root name

libyca

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

sig. k p. 2

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/48508486

Authority publication

Berlin

Name usages

Ehrenberg (1833:@sig. k p. 2, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/48508486) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/68841)

Rhabdogale multivittata

(J. A. Wagner, 1841)

Family

Mustelidae

Root name

multivittata

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

221 (footnote)

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31062850

Authority publication

Die Säugthiere in Abbildungen nach der Natur

Ictonyx frenata

(Sundevall, 1843)

Family

Mustelidae

Root name

frenata

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

212

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/47304067

Authority publication

Kongl. Vetenskaps-Akademiens Handlingar

Name usages

  1. Thomas (1903:296, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31598902) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/66458)
  2. Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)

Zorilla vaillantii

(Loche, 1856)

Family

Mustelidae

Root name

vaillantii

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

497

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2303373

Authority publication

Revue et Magasin de Zoologie pure et appliquée

Name usages

  1. Loche (1858:10, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/41949442) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/60564)
  2. Loche (1867:48) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/68800)
  3. Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)

Zorilla frenata

(J. E. Gray, 1865)

Family

Mustelidae

Root name

frenata

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

151

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28497082

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

Name usages

  1. Gray (1865:151, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28497082) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/18241)
  2. Murray (1866:328, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15580324) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39798)
  3. Gray (1869:140, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8397059) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/37331)

Zorilla lybica

(Klaptocz, 1909)

Family

Mustelidae

Root name

lybica

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

245

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/10227033

Authority publication

Zoologische Jahrbücher

Name usages

Klaptocz (1909:245, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/10227033) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/68565)

Poecilictis libyca

O. Thomas & Hinton, 1920

Family

Mustelidae

Root name

libyca

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

316

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3243266

Authority publication

Novitates Zoologicae

Name usages

  1. Thomas & Hinton (1920:316, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3243266) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67554)
  2. Setzer (1956:554, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7489160) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/5501)
  3. Coetzee (1971:12) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67173)
  4. Osborn & Helmy (1980:395, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2747624) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/5405)
  5. Corbet & Hill (1980:97) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  6. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:263, 264) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  7. Corbet & Hill (1991:106) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63070)
  8. Yalden, Largen, Kock & Hillman (1996:99) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36072)
  9. Geraads (1997:153) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/31330)
  10. Kingdon & Hoffman (2013:90) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/27643)
  11. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1005834) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)

Poecilictis multivittata

O. Thomas & Hinton, 1920

Family

Mustelidae

Root name

multivittata

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

316

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3243266

Authority publication

Novitates Zoologicae

Name usages

Thomas & Hinton (1920:316, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3243266) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67554)

Poecilictis oralis

O. Thomas & Hinton, 1920

Family

Mustelidae

Root name

oralis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1903.12.8.35

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/5b5470e3-d1d9-4c5f-b65a-500ebff7bf63

Authority page

368

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/18637137

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Poecilictis rothschildi

O. Thomas & Hinton, 1920

Family

Mustelidae

Root name

rothschildi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1921.2.11.29

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/3e1f461e-c34c-4846-9352-3ad4907dff0f

Authority page

316

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3243266

Authority publication

Novitates Zoologicae

Name usages

Thomas & Hinton (1920:316, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3243266) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67554)

Ictonyx libyca

(S. S. Flower, 1932)

Family

Mustelidae

Root name

libyca

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

403

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

Name usages

  1. Flower (1932:403) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/14201)
  2. Wozencraft (1993:319) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69009)
  3. Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)
  4. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #400000221) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #400000221) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)

Poecilictis libyca multivittata

Setzer, 1956

Family

Mustelidae

Root name

multivittata

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

554

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7489160

Authority publication

Proceedings of the United States National Museum

Name usages

  1. Setzer (1956:554, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7489160) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/5501)
  2. Coetzee (1971:12) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67173)

Poecilictis libyca alexandrae

Setzer, 1959

Family

Mustelidae

Root name

alexandrae

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

FMNH:Mamm:89583

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/fmnh/mammals?id=7bd3a983-82c3-4051-94ae-66a7803970c4

Authority publication

Journal of the Egyptian Public Health Association

Name usages

Coetzee (1971:12) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67173)

Poecilictis libyca libyca

Coetzee, 1971

Family

Mustelidae

Root name

libyca

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

12

Authority publication

Washington

Name usages

  1. Coetzee (1971:12) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67173)
  2. Osborn & Helmy (1980:396, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2747625) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/5405)

Poecilictis libyca oralis

Coetzee, 1971

Family

Mustelidae

Root name

oralis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

13

Authority publication

Washington

Name usages

Coetzee (1971:13) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67173)

Poecilictis libyca rothschildi

Coetzee, 1971

Family

Mustelidae

Root name

rothschildi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

13

Authority publication

Washington

Name usages

Coetzee (1971:13) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67173)

Poecilictis libyca vaillantii

Coetzee, 1971

Family

Mustelidae

Root name

vaillantii

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

13

Authority publication

Washington

Name usages

Coetzee (1971:13) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67173)

Poecilictis libyca minor

Geraads, 1997

Family

Mustelidae

Root name

minor

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

INSAP AaO-2820

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

153

Authority publication

Geobios

Name usages

Geraads (1997:153) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/31330)

Ictonyx libyca libyca

(Wozencraft, 2005)

Family

Mustelidae

Root name

libyca

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)

Ictonyx libyca multivittata

(Wozencraft, 2005)

Family

Mustelidae

Root name

multivittata

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)

Ictonyx libyca oralis

(Wozencraft, 2005)

Family

Mustelidae

Root name

oralis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)

Ictonyx libyca rothschildi

(Wozencraft, 2005)

Family

Mustelidae

Root name

rothschildi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)

Ictonyx libycus

(D. E. Wilson & Mittermeier, 2009)

Family

Mustelidae

Root name

libyca

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

637

Authority publication

Barcelona

Name usages

  1. Wilson & Mittermeier (2009:637) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67177)
  2. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/41645/45212347) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Ictonyx libycus libycus

(D. E. Wilson & Mittermeier, 2009)

Family

Mustelidae

Root name

libyca

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

637

Authority publication

Barcelona

Name usages

Wilson & Mittermeier (2009:637) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67177)

Ictonyx libycus multivittata

(D. E. Wilson & Mittermeier, 2009)

Family

Mustelidae

Root name

multivittata

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

637

Authority publication

Barcelona

Name usages

Wilson & Mittermeier (2009:637) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67177)

Ictonyx libycus oralis

(D. E. Wilson & Mittermeier, 2009)

Family

Mustelidae

Root name

oralis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

637

Authority publication

Barcelona

Name usages

Wilson & Mittermeier (2009:637) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67177)

Ictonyx libycus rothschildi

(D. E. Wilson & Mittermeier, 2009)

Family

Mustelidae

Root name

rothschildi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

637

Authority publication

Barcelona

Name usages

Wilson & Mittermeier (2009:637) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67177)

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