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
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
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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