Mammalia - Carnivora - Mustelidae
Alternative spelling: Taxidiini
Parent taxon: Mustelidae according to P. R. Owen 2006
See also Baskin 1998 and Marmi et al. 2004
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, Pekania, Plesictis, Plesiogale, Plesiomeles, Potamotheriinae, Prepoecilogale, Presictis, Promellivora, Pyctis, Sabadellictis, Sinictis, Sivalictis, Skopelogale, Torolutra, Trochotherium, Viverrina, Watay, Xenictis
Subtaxa: Chamitataxus Pliotaxidea Taxidea
Ecology: scansorial carnivore-omnivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Canada (2: Saskatchewan collections), Mexico (2), United States (39: Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Iowa, Kentucky, Maryland, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Washington, West Virginia, Wyoming)
• Blancan of Mexico (1), United States (16: Arizona, California, Idaho, Kansas, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, Texas, Washington)
• Pliocene of United States (1: Oregon)
• Hemphillian of Mexico (5), United States (22: Arizona, California, Idaho, Kansas, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Oregon, Texas, Washington)
• Miocene of United States (3: Nebraska, Oregon)
Total: 91 collections including 94 occurrences