Mammalia - Carnivora - Mustelidae
Parent taxon: Mustelidae according to J. A. Baskin 1998
See also Baskin 2017, Bever and Zakrzewski 2009, Dorr 1954, Korth and Baskin 2009, Lim and Martin 2001, Lim and Martin 2002, Muizon 1982, Robles et al. 2010 and Wang et al. 2004
Sister taxa: Acheronictis, Ailurictis, Anatolictis, Arikarictis, Bathygale, Circamustela, Corumictis, Djourabus, Erokomellivora, Franconictis, Galictinae, Guloninae, Hadrictis, Helictidinae, Ictonychinae, Ictonychini, Kenyalutra, 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, Taxidiinae, Torolutra, Trochotherium, Viverrina, Watay, Xenictis
Subtaxa: Kinometaxia Leptarctini Leptarctus Schultzogale Trocharion
Ecology: scansorial carnivore-omnivore
Distribution:
• Hemphillian of United States (5: Kansas, Nebraska, Texas collections)
• Miocene of China (3), France (4), Germany (3), Mexico (1), Slovakia (3), United States (45: California, Colorado, Florida, Kansas, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, Oregon, South Dakota, Texas, Washington, Wyoming)
• Oligocene of United States (1: North Carolina)
Total: 65 collections including 70 occurrences