Mammalia - Carnivora - Mustelidae
Parent taxon: Mustelidae according to L. Werdelin and S. Peigne 2010
Sister taxa: Acheronictis, Ailurictis, Anatolictis, Arikarictis, Bathygale, Circamustela, Corumictis, Djourabus, Erokomellivora, Franconictis, Galictinae, Guloninae, Hadrictis, Helictidinae, Ictonychinae, Ictonychini, Kenyalutra, Leptarctinae, Luogale, Lutrina, Lutrinae, Marcetia, Martinae, Matanomictis, Melidellavus, Melinae, Mellalictis, Mellivorinae, Mephitina, Mesomephitis, Miomustela, Mustelavinae, Mustelina, Mustelinae, Mustellinae, Namibictis, Neovison, Oaxacagale, Oligobuninae, Palaeomeles, Paragale, Parataxidea, Plesictis, Plesiogale, Plesiomeles, Potamotheriinae, Prepoecilogale, Presictis, Promellivora, Pyctis, Sabadellictis, Sinictis, Sivalictis, Taxidiinae, Trochotherium, Viverrina, Watay, Xenictis
Subtaxa: Torolutra ougandensis
Ecology: scansorial carnivore-omnivore
Distribution:
• Pliocene of Ethiopia (1 collection), Uganda (1)
• Miocene to Pliocene of Uganda (2)
• Miocene of Kenya (1)
Total: 5 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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