Poecilogale Thomas 1883 (mustelid carnivore)

Mammalia - Carnivora - Mustelidae

Parent taxon: Ictonychinae according to C. J. Law et al. 2018

See also Stuart 1981

Sister taxa: Brevimalictis, Cernictis, Eirictis, Enhydrictis, Galictis, Ictonyx, Lutravus, Lyncodon, Martellictis, Negodiaetictis, Pannonictis, Poecilictis, Sminthosinis, Stipanicicia, Trigonictis, Trochictis, Vormela

Subtaxa: Poecilogale albinucha

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Type: Zorilla albinucha

Ecology: scansorial carnivore-omnivore

Distribution: found only at Hadar - SH General (Pliocene of Ethiopia)

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