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Pekania Gray 1865 (mustelid carnivore)

Mammalia - Carnivora - Mustelidae

Parent taxon: Mustelidae according to R. E. Eshelman et al. 2025

See also Samuels and Cavin 2013

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, Skopelogale, Taxidiinae, Torolutra, Trochotherium, Viverrina, Watay, Xenictis

Subtaxa: Pekania diluviana Pekania occulta Pekania palaeosinensis Pekania pennanti

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Ecology: scansorial carnivore-omnivore

Distribution:

• Quaternary of Canada (3: Ontario, Quebec, Yukon collections), United States (13: Alabama, Arkansas, Colorado, Georgia, Maryland, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Virginia, West Virginia)

• Hemphillian of United States (1: Oregon)

Total: 17 collections each including a single occurrence

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