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Mustela (Putorius) (polecat)
Taxonomy
Putorius was named by Cuvier (1817). It is extant.
It was reranked as Mustela (Putorius) by Boule and De Villeneuve (1927) and Kurten (1968).
It was assigned to Mustelina by Gray (1825); to Mustelinae by Hay (1902); and to Mustela by Boule and De Villeneuve (1927) and Kurten (1968).
It was reranked as Mustela (Putorius) by Boule and De Villeneuve (1927) and Kurten (1968).
It was assigned to Mustelina by Gray (1825); to Mustelinae by Hay (1902); and to Mustela by Boule and De Villeneuve (1927) and Kurten (1968).
Species lacking formal opinion data
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1817 | Putorius Cuvier |
| 1825 | Putorius Gray p. 339 |
| 1902 | Putorius Hay p. 768 |
| 1927 | Mustela (Putorius) Boule and De Villeneuve p. 74 |
| 1968 | Mustela (Putorius) Kurten p. 98 |
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If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.
Subg. Mustela (Putorius) Cuvier 1817 [polecat]
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†Putorius nambianus Cope 1874
Putorius nigripes Audubon and Bachman 1851 [black-footed ferret]
†Putorius stromeri Kormos 1934
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available