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Mustelidae (mustelid carnivore)

Mammalia - Carnivora - Mustelidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1817Mustelidae Fischer
1821Mustelladae Gray p. 301
1850Mustelidae Bonaparte p. 1
1873Mustelidae Leidy p. 316
1875Mustelidae Cope p. 5–6
1883Mustelidae Flower p. 185
1889Mustelidae Cope p. 876
1891Mustelidae Flower and Lydekker p. 91
1902Mustelidae Hay p. 765
1911Mustelidae Jaekel p. 229
1963Mustelidae Scheffer and Rice p. 2
1968Mustelidae Kurten p. 90
1974Mustelidae Hendey p. 68
1976Mustelidae Tedford p. 372
1980Mustelidae Kurten and Anderson p. 146
1982Mustelidae Muizon p. 262 figs. Fig. 1
1985Mustelidae Berta and Morgan p. 810
1988Mustelidae Carroll
1991Mustelidae Nowak
1991Mustelidae Vidal p. 6
1998Mustelidae Baskin p. 154
2001Mustelidae Sach and Heizmann p. 30
2004Mustelidae Wang et al.
2005Mustelidae Morales and Pickford p. 235
2005Mustelidae Wang et al. p. 48 fig. 17
2006Mustelidae Owen p. 1002
2006Mustelidae Salesa et al. p. 381
2007Mustelidae Labs Hochstein p. 532
2008Mustelidae Peigne et al.
2008Mustelidae Prevosti and Ferrero p. 1172
2009Mustelidae Bever and Zakrzewski p. 466
2009Mustelidae Tseng et al. p. 14
2010Mustelidae Becker et al.
2010Mustelidae Robles et al. p. 550
2013Mustelidae Salesa et al. p. 453
2015Mustelidae Valenciano et al.
2016Mustelidae Valenciano et al. p. 6
2017Mustelidae Tseng et al.
2018Mustelidae Valenciano et al.
2018Mustelidae Wang et al.
2019Mustelidae de Bonis et al.
2020Mustelidae Paterson et al. p. 1322
2021Mustelidae Morlo et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
Tetrapoda
Reptiliomorpha
Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
Cotylosauria()
Amniota
subclassSynapsida
Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
Mammaliamorpha
Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
RankNameAuthor
Theriamorpha(Rowe 1993)
Theriiformes()
Trechnotheria
Cladotheria
Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
Eutheria()
Placentalia
Boreoeutheria
Laurasiatheria
Scrotifera
Ferae()
CarnivoramorphaWyss and Flynn 1993
CarnivoraformesFlynn et al.
orderCarnivora
suborderCaniformiaKretzoi 1943
infraorderCanoidea(Simpson 1931)
superfamilyArctoideaFlower 1869
Mustelida
familyMustelidaeFischer 1817
familyMustelidaeFischer 1817

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.

Fm. Mustelidae Fischer 1817 [mustelid carnivore]
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G. †Acheronictis Hayes 2000
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Acheronictis webbi Hayes 2000
G. †Ailurictis Trouessart 1899
G. †Anatolictis Schmidt-Kittler 1976
G. †Arikarictis Hayes 2000
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Arikarictis chapini Hayes 2000
G. †Bathygale Wolson 1993
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Bathygale lemanensis Pomel 1853
G. †Circamustela Petter 1967
G. †Corumictis Paterson et al. 2020
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Corumictis julieni Viret 1929
Corumictis wolsani Paterson et al. 2020
G. †Djourabus Peigne et al. 2008
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Djourabus dabba Peigne et al. 2008
G. †Erokomellivora Werdelin 2003
G. †Franconictis Wolson 1993
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Franconictis vireti Dehm 1950
Subfm. Galictinae Reig 1956
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Tr. †Galictini
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G. †Oriensictis Ogino and Otsuka 2008
Subfm. Guloninae Gray 1825
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G. Eira Smith 1842 [tayra]
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Eira barbara Linnaeus 1758 [tayra]
Invalid names: Galera Browne 1789 [replaced], Tayra Palmer 1904 [synonym]
G. Galera Gray 1843
G. Grisonia Gray 1825
Tr. †Gulonini
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G. Gulo Storr 1780 [wolverine]
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Gulo diaphorus Kaup 1833
Gulo gulo Linnaeus 1758 [wolverine]
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Invalid names: Gulo gidleyi Hall 1936 [synonym], Gulo schlosseri Kormos 1914 [synonym], Ursus luscus Linnaeus 1758 [synonym]
Gulo primigenius Roth and Wagner 1854
Gulo sudorus Samuels et al. 2018
G. †Iberictis Ginsburg and Morales 1992
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Iberictis azanzae Ginsburg and Morales 1992
Iberictis buloti Ginsburg and Morales 1992
G. †Plesiogulo Zdansky 1934
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Plesiogulo crassa Teilhard de Chardin 1945
Plesiogulo lindsayi Harrison 1981
Plesiogulo marshalli Martin 1928
Plesiogulo praecocidens Kurten 1970
Tr. †Ischyrictini Ginsburg 1977
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G. †Canimartes Cope 1892
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Canimartes cumminsii Cope 1892
G. †Dehmictis Ginsburg and Morales 1992
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Dehmictis vorax Dehm 1950
G. †Ferinestrix Bjork 1970
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Ferinestrix rapax Wolson and Sotnikova 2013
Ferinestrix vorax Bjork 1970
G. †Ischyrictis Helbing 1930
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Ischyrictis mustelinus Viret 1933
Ischyrictis zibethoides Blainville 1842
G. †Plionictis Matthew 1924
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Plionictis buwaldi Merriam 1919
Plionictis gazini Hall 1931
Plionictis kinseyi Gidley 1927
Plionictis oaxacaensis Ferrusquia-Villafranca 1990
Plionictis ogygia Matthew 1901
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Invalid names: Martes glareae Sinclair 1915 [synonym]
Plionictis oregonensis Shotwell 1970
G. †Sthenictis Peterson 1910
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Sthenictis bellus Matthew 1932
Sthenictis campestris Gregory 1942
Sthenictis dolichops Matthew 1924
Sthenictis junturensis Shotwell and Russell 1963
Sthenictis lacota Matthew and Gidley 1904
Invalid names: Brachygale Peterson 1910 [synonym]
G. †Laphictis Viret 1933
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Laphictis mustelinus Viret 1933
G. Martes Frisch 1775 [marten]
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Subg. †Martes (Tomictis) Hall 1931
Martes americana Kerr 1792 [American marten]
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Invalid names: Martes nobilis Hall 1926 [synonym]
Martes caurina Merriam 1890
Martes flavigula Boddaert 1785 [yellow-throated marten]
Martes flavigula saba Chasen and Kloss 1931
Martes foina Erxleben 1777
Martes foxi Hibbard and Riggs 1949
Martes gazini Hibbard 1958
Martes intermedius Heller 1913
Martes khelifensis Ginsburg 1977
Martes martes Linnaeus 1758 [European pine marten]
Martes melampus Wagner 1841
Martes parviloba Cope 1873
Martes sansaniensis Lartet 1851
Martes stirtoni Wilson 1968
Martes vetus Kretzoi 1947
Martes zibellina Linnaeus 1758 [sable]
G. Pekania Gray 1865
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Pekania diluviana Cope 1889
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Invalid names: Martes parapennanti Gidley and Gazin 1933 [synonym]
Pekania occulta Samuels and Cavin 2013
Pekania palaeosinensis Zdansky 1924
Pekania pennanti Erxleben 1777 [fisher]
G. †Hadrictis Pia 1939
Subfm. Helictidinae Gray 1865 [ferret badgers]
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G. Melogale Geoffroy 1831
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Melogale cucphuongensis Nadler et al. 2011
Melogale everetti Thomas 1895 [Bornean ferret badger]
Melogale personata Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire 1831 [large toothed ferret badger]
Invalid names: Helictis Gray 1831 [synonym]
Subfm. †Ictonychinae Pocock 1921
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G. †Brevimalictis Smith et al. 2016
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Brevimalictis chikasha Smith et al. 2016
G. †Cernictis Hall 1935
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Cernictis hesperus Hall 1935
Cernictis repenningi Baskin 2011
G. †Eirictis Qiu et al. 2004
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Eirictis robusta Qiu et al. 2004
G. †Enhydrictis Forsyth Major 1902
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Enhydrictis ardea Bravard 1828
Enhydrictis galictoides Forsyth-Major 1901
Enhydrictis melina Pei 1934
Enhydrictis nipponica Naora 1968
Enhydrictis praegalictoides Rook et al. 2018
G. Galictis Bell 1826 [grison]
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Galictis cuja Molina 1782 [lesser grison]
Galictis sorgentinii Reig 1957
Galictis vittata Schreber 1776 [greater grison]
G. Ictonyx Kaup 1835 [striped polecat]
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Ictonyx capensis Kaup 1835
Ictonyx striatus Perry 1810 [zorilla]
G. †Lutravus Furlong 1932
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Lutravus halli Furlong 1932
G. Lyncodon Gervais 1844 [Patagonian weasel]
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Lyncodon patagonicus de Blainville 1842 [Patagonian weasel]
G. †Martellictis Lucenti 2018
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Martellictis ardea Lucenti 2018
G. †Negodiaetictis Smith et al. 2016
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Negodiaetictis rugatrulleum Smith et al. 2016
G. †Pannonictis Kormos 1931
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Pannonictis baroniensis Rook et al. 2018
Pannonictis nestii Martelli 1906
Pannonictis pilgrimi Kormos 1933
Pannonictis pliocaenica Kormos 1931
G. Poecilictis Thomas and Hinton 1920 [Saharan striped weasel]
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Poecilictis lybica Ehrenberg and Hemprich 1833
G. Poecilogale Thomas 1883
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Poecilogale albinucha Gray 1864 [African striped weasel]
G. †Sminthosinis Bjork 1970
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Sminthosinis bowleri Bjork 1970
G. †Stipanicicia Reig 1956
G. †Trigonictis Hibbard 1941
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Trigonictis cookii Gazin 1934
Trigonictis macrodon Cope 1868
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Invalid names: Lutravus idahoensis Gazin 1934 [synonym], Trigonictis kansasensis Hibbard 1941 [synonym]
G. †Trochictis von Meyer 1842
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Trochictis carbonaria Meyer 1842
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Invalid names: Trochictis artenensis Ginsburg 1968 [synonym]
Trochictis depereti Major 1903
Trochictis narcisoi Petter 1963
Trochictis peignei Morlo et al. 2021
G. Vormela Blasius 1884 [marbled polecat]
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Vormela beremendensis Pertényi 1864
Vormela peregusna Güldenstädt 1770
Invalid names: Grisoninae Pocock 1921 [synonym]
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G. †Baranogale Kormos 1934
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Baranogale antiqua Pomel 1864
Baranogale balcanica Spassov 2001
Baranogale helbingi Kormos 1934
Subfm. †Leptarctinae Gazin 1936
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G. †Kinometaxia Wang et al. 2004
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Kinometaxia guangpui Wang et al. 2004
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G. †Craterogale Gazin 1936
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Craterogale simus Gazin 1936
G. †Leptarctus Leidy 1856
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Leptarctus ancipidens White 1941
Leptarctus martini Lim and Miao 2000
Leptarctus mummorum Korth and Baskin 2009
Leptarctus oregonensis Stock 1930
Leptarctus primus Leidy 1856
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Invalid names: Hypsoparia bozemanensis Dorr 1954 [synonym], Hypsoparia timmi Lim and Martin 2002 [synonym]
Leptarctus progressus Simpson 1930
Leptarctus supremus Lim et al. 2001
Leptarctus webbi Baskin 2005
Leptarctus woodburnei Bever and Zakrzewski 2009
Leptarctus wortmani Matthew 1924
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Invalid names: Leptarctus (Pseudoleptarctus) genowaysi Lim and Martin 2003 [synonym], Leptarctus desuii Lim and Martin 2001 [synonym], Leptarctus kansasensis Lim and Martin 2001 [synonym]
Invalid names: Hypsoparia Dorr 1954 [synonym], Leptarctus (Pseudoleptarctus) Lim and Martin 2003 [invalid subgroup], Mephititaxus White 1941 [synonym]
G. †Schultzogale Lim and Martin 2000
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Schultzogale inexpecta Lim and Martin 2000
G. †Trocharion Forsyth Major 1903
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Trocharion albanense Forsyth-Major 1903
G. †Luogale Schmidt-Kittler 1987
Subfm. Lutrinae Baird 1857 [otter]
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Tr. †Aonychini
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G. Amblonyx Rafinesque 1832
G. †Cyrnaonyx Helbing 1935
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Cyrnaonyx antiqua de Blainville 1841
G. Aonyx Lesson 1827 [clawless otter]
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Aonyx antiqua Blainville 1841
Aonyx aonychoides Zdansky 1924
Aonyx capensis Schinz 1821 [African clawless otter]
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Invalid names: Aonyx delalandi Lesson 1827 [synonym], Lutra inunguis Cuvier 1823 [synonym]
Aonyx cinerea Illiger 1815 [Oriental small-clawed otter]
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Invalid names: Lutra leptonyx Horsfield 1823 [synonym]
Aonyx congica Lonnberg 1910
Invalid names: Anahyster Murray 1860 [synonym]
G. Enhydra Fleming 1822 [sea otter]
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Enhydra lutris Linnaeus 1758 [sea otter]
Enhydra macrodonta Kilmer 1972
Enhydra reevei Newton 1890
G. †Enhydriodon Falconer 1868
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Enhydriodon aethiopicus Geraads et al. 2004
Enhydriodon africanus Stromer 1931
Enhydriodon dikikae Geraads et al. 2011
Enhydriodon falconeri Pilgrim 1932
Enhydriodon hendeyi Morales et al. 2005
Enhydriodon latipes Pilgrim 1931
Enhydriodon sivalensis Falconer 1868
Invalid names: Amyxodon Falconer and Cautley 1835 [nomen nudum]
G. †Enhydritherium Berta and Morgan 1985
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Enhydritherium terraenovae Berta and Morgan 1985
G. Hydrictis Pocock 1921 [speckle-throated otter]
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Hydrictis maculicollis Lichtenstein 1835
G. Lontra Gray 1843 [otter]
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Lontra canadensis Schreber 1776 [North American river otter]
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Invalid names: Lutra iowa Goldman 1941 [synonym], Lutra parvicuspis Gidley and Gazin 1933 [synonym], Lutra rhoadsii Cope 1896 [synonym]
Lontra felina Molina 1782 [marine otter]
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Invalid names: Lutra brachydactyla Wagner 1841 [synonym], Lutra californica Gray 1837 [synonym], Lutra chilensis Kerr 1792 [synonym], Lutra cinerea Thomas 1908 [synonym], Lutra peruensis Gervais 1841 [synonym]
Lontra longicaudis Olfers 1818 [neotropical otter]
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Lontra longicaudis annectens Forsyth Major 1897
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Invalid names: Lutra colombiana Allen 1904 [synonym], Lutra emerita Thomas 1908 [synonym], Lutra latidens Allen 1908 [synonym], Lutra mesopetes Cabrera 1924 [synonym], Lutra parilina Thomas 1914 [synonym], Lutra repanda Goldman 1914 [synonym]
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Invalid names: Lutra incarum Thomas 1908 [synonym], Lutra insularis Cuvier 1823 [synonym], Lutra mitis Thomas 1908 [synonym]
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Invalid names: Lutra latifrons Nehring 1887 [synonym], Lutra platensis Waterhouse 1838 [synonym], Lutra solitaria Wagner 1842 [synonym]
Lontra provocax Thomas 1908
Lontra weiri Prassack 2016
G. Lutra Brisson 1762 [otter]
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Subg. †Lutra (Satherium) Gazin 1934
Lutra affinis Gervais 1859
Lutra brachygnathus Schlosser 1903
Lutra bravardi Pomel 1843
Lutra bressana Deperet 1893
Lutra castiglionis Pereira and Salotti 2000
Lutra fatimazohrae Geraads 1997
Lutra franconica Quenstedt 1885
Lutra hessica Lydekker 1890
Lutra licenti Teilhard de Chardin and Piveteau 1930
Lutra lutra Linnaeus 1758 [European otter]
Lutra lybica Stromer 1914
Lutra nippon Imaizumi and Yoshiyuki 1989 [Japanese otter]
Lutra palaeoleptonyx Falconer 1868
Lutra simplicidens Thenius 1965
Lutra sumatrana Gray 1865
Invalid names: Barangia Gray 1865 [synonym], Hydrogale Gray 1865 [synonym], Latax Gray 1865 [synonym], Lataxina Gervais 1855 [synonym], Lutris Dumeril 1805 [synonym], Lutrix Rafinesque 1815 [synonym], Lutronectes Gray 1867 [synonym], Nesolutra Bate 1935 [synonym], Nutria Gray 1865 [synonym]
G. †Lutraeximia Cherin et al. 2016
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Lutraeximia trinacriae Burgio and Fiore 1988
Lutraeximia umbra Cherin et al. 2016
G. †Lutrictis Pomel
Tr. Lutrini Gray 1865
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Algarolutra majori Malatesta 1978
G. †Cyrnolutra Pereira and Salotti 2000
G. †Limnonyx Crusafont Pairo 1950
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Limnonyx pontica Nordmann 1860
Limnonyx sinerizi Crusafont Pairo 1950
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Megalenhydris barbaricina Willemsen and Malatesta 1987
G. †Mionictis Matthew 1924
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Mionictis angustidens Hall 1930
Mionictis artenensis Ginsburg 1968
Mionictis dubia de Blainville 1841
Mionictis elegans Matthew 1924
Mionictis incertus Matthew 1924
Mionictis letifer Cook and Macdonald 1962
Mionictis pristinus Matthew and Gidley 1904
G. †Sardolutra Willemsen 1992
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Sardolutra ichnusae Malatesta 1977
G. †Satherium Gazin 1934
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Satherium ingens Gazin 1934
Satherium piscinarium Leidy 1873
G. †Lutrogale
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Lutrogale cretensis Symeonides and Sondaar 1975
Lutrogale perspicillata Geoffroy 1826
Invalid names: Isolalutra Symeonides and Sondaar 1975 [synonym]
G. †Megencephalon Osborn et al. 1878
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Megencephalon primaevus Osborn et al. 1878
G. †Paludolutra Hurzeler 1987
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Paludolutra campanii Meneghini 1863
Paludolutra lluecai Villalta Comella and Crusafont Pairó 1945
Paludolutra maremmana Hurzeler 1987
G. †Paralutra Roman and Viret 1934
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Paralutra garganensis Willemsen 1983
Paralutra jaegeri Fraas 1862
Paralutra lorteti Filhol 1879
Paralutra transdanubica Kretzoi 1951
G. Pteronura Gray 1837 [giant otter]
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Pteronura brasiliensis Gmelin 1788 [giant otter]
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Invalid names: Lutra paranensis Rennger 1830 [synonym]
G. †Siamogale Ginsburg et al. 1983
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Siamogale melilutra Wang et al. 2018
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Invalid names: Lutra aonychoides Zdansky 1924 [synonym]
Siamogale thailandica Ginsburg et al. 1983
G. †Sivaonyx Pilgrim 1931
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Sivaonyx africanus Stromer 1931
Sivaonyx bathygnathus Lydekker 1884
Sivaonyx beyi Peigne et al. 2008
Sivaonyx ekecaman Werdelin 2003
Sivaonyx gandakasensis Pickford 2007
Sivaonyx hendeyi Morales et al. 2005
Sivaonyx hessicus Lydekker 1890
Sivaonyx kamuhangirei Morales and Pickford 2005
Sivaonyx lehmani Crusafont-Pairo and Golpe 1962
Sivaonyx senutae Morales and Pickford 2005
Sivaonyx soriae Morales and Pickford 2005
G. †Teruelictis Salesa et al. 2013
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Teruelictis riparius Salesa et al. 2013
G. †Tyrrhenolutra Hurzeler 1987
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Tyrrhenolutra helbingi Hurzeler 1987
G. †Vishnuonyx Pilgrim 1932
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Vishnuonyx chinjiensis Pilgrim 1932
Vishnuonyx neptuni Kargopoulos et al. 2021
Invalid names: Aonyxini Sokolov 1973 [empty], Enhydrini Gray 1825 [empty], Enhydriodontini Morales and Pickford 2005 [empty]
G. †Marcetia Petter 1967
G. †Matanomictis Thewissen and Bajpai 2008
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Matanomictis maniyarensis Thewissen and Bajpai 2008
G. †Melidellavus Ginsburg 1961
Subfm. Melinae Burmeister 1872 [badger]
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G. †Arctomeles Stach 1951
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Arctomeles dimolodontus Wallace and Wang 2004
Arctomeles ferus Roshchin 1949
Arctomeles sotnikovae Tedford and Harington 2003
G. Arctonyx Cuvier 1825 [hog badger]
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Arctonyx collaris Cuvier 1825 [hog badger]
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Arctonyx rostratus Matthew and Granger 1923
G. Meles Brisson 1762 [badger]
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Meles anakuma Temminck 1844
Meles canescens Blanford 1875 [Caucasian badger]
Meles iberica Arribas and Garrido 2007
Meles leucurus Hodgson 1847 [Asian badger]
Meles meles Linnaeus 1758 [European badger]
Meles taxipater Schlosser 1903
Meles taxus Boddaert 1785
Meles teilhardi Qiu et al. 2004
Meles thorali Viret 1951
Invalid names: Melesium Rafinesque 1815 [objective synonym], Taxus Geoffroy and Cuvier 1795 [objective synonym]
G. †Melodon Zdansky 1924
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Melodon incertum Zdansky 1924
Melodon majori Zdansky 1924
G. †Pelycictis Cope 1896
G. †Promeles Zittel 1893
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Promeles palaeattica Weithofer 1888
G. †Taxodon Lartet 1851
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Taxodon hessicus Ginsburg 1999
Taxodon sansaniensis Lartet 1851
G. †Mellalictis Ginsburg 1977
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Mellalictis mellalensis Ginsburg 1977
Subfm. Mellivorinae Gray 1865 [ratel]
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Tr. †Eomellivorini Valenciano and Govender 2020
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G. †Ekorus Werdelin 2003
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Ekorus ekakeran Werdelin 2003
G. †Eomellivora Zdansky 1924
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Eomellivora fricki Pia 1939
Eomellivora hungarica Kretzoi 1942
Eomellivora piveteaui Ozansoy 1965
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Invalid names: Eomellivora liguritor Crusafont-Pairo and Ginsburg 1973 [synonym]
Eomellivora tugenensis Morales and Pickford 2005
Eomellivora ursogulo Orlov 1948
Eomellivora wimani Zdansky 1924
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Invalid names: Eomellivora orlovi Kretzoi 1965 [synonym], Eomellivora rumana Simionescu 1938 [synonym]
Invalid names: Perunium Orlov 1947 [synonym]
G. †Moralesictis Valenciano and Baskin 2022
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Moralesictis intrepidus Valenciano and Baskin 2022
G. †Hoplictis Ginsburg 1961
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Hoplictis grangerensis Bryant 1968
Hoplictis noueli Mayet 1908
Invalid names: Beckia Bryant 1968 [synonym]
Tr. †Mellivorini Valenciano and Govender 2020
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G. †Howellictis de Bonis et al. 2009
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Howellictis valentini de Bonis et al. 2009
G. Mellivora Storr 1780 [ratel]
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Mellivora benfieldi Hendy 1978
Mellivora capensis Schreber 1776 [honey badger]
Mellivora indica Kerr 1792
Mellivora punjabiensis Lydekker 1884
G. †Mesomephitis Petter 1967
G. †Miomustela Hall 1930
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Miomustela madisonae Douglass 1929
Subfm. †Mustelavinae
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G. †Mustelavus Clark 1936
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Mustelavus priscus Clark 1936
Tr. Mustelina Gray 1825
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G. Zorilla Oken 1816
Subfm. †Mustelinae Fischer 1817
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G. †Dinogale Cook and Macdonald 1962
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Dinogale siouxensis Cook and Macdonald 1962
G. †Lartetictis Ginsburg and Morales 1996
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Lartetictis dubia Blainville 1841
G. †Legionarictis Tseng et al. 2009
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Legionarictis fortidens Tseng et al. 2009
G. Mustela Linnaeus 1758 [weasel]
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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
Mustela aistoodonnivalis Wu and Kao 1991 [Sichuan weasel]
Mustela altaica Pallas 1811
Mustela erminea Linnaeus 1758 [stoat]
Mustela eversmanni Lesson 1827
Mustela furo Linnaeus 1758 [ferret]
Mustela haidarum Preble 1898 [Haida ermine]
Mustela itatsi Temminck 1844
Mustela jacksoni Storer 2004
Mustela kathiah Hodgson 1835 [yellow-bellied weasel]
Mustela lutreola Linnaeus 1761
Mustela meltoni Bjork 1973
Mustela nigripes Audubon and Bachman 1851 [black-footed ferret]
Mustela nivalis Linnaeus 1766 [least weasel]
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Invalid names: Putorius rixosus Bangs 1896 [synonym]
Mustela nivalis kudarensis Baryshnikov 2009
Mustela nudipes Lesson 1827 [Malayan weasel]
Mustela ogygia Matthew 1901
Mustela pachygnatha Teilhard de Chardin and Piveteau 1930
Mustela palaeattica Weithofer 1888
Mustela palermina Petényi 1934
Mustela praenivalis Kormos 1934
Mustela putorius Linnaeus 1758 [European polecat]
Mustela rexroadensis Hibbard 1950
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Invalid names: Mustela gazini Hibbard 1958 [synonym]
Mustela richardsonii Bonaparte 1838 [American ermine]
Mustela sibirica Pallas 1773 [Siberian weasel]
Mustela spelaea Holl 1829
G. Neogale Gray 1865
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Neogale africana Desmarest 1818 [Amazon weasel]
Neogale felipei Izor and de la Torre 1978 [Colombian weasel]
Neogale frenata Lichtenstein 1831 [long-tailed weasel]
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Invalid names: Mustela reliquus Hall 1960 [synonym], Putorius arizonensis Mearns 1891 [synonym], Putorius gracilis Brown 1908 [synonym], Putorius noveboracensis Emmons 1840 [synonym]
Neogale vison Schreber 1777 [mink]
G. †Tisisthenes Martin 1973
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Tisisthenes parvus Martin 1973
Invalid names: Mustelini [empty]
G. †Namibictis Morales et al. 1998
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Namibictis senuti Morales et al. 1998
G. Neovison Baryshnikov and Abramov 1997
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Neovison macrodon Prentiss 1903 [sea mink]
Invalid names: Lutreola vison antiquus Loomis 1911 [synonym]
G. †Oaxacagale Ferrusquía-Villafranca and Wang 2021
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Oaxacagale ruizi Ferrusquía-Villafranca and Wang 2021
Subfm. †Oligobuninae Baskin 1998
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G. †Brachypsalis Cope 1890
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Brachypsalis matutinus Matthew 1924
Brachypsalis modicus Matthew 1918
Brachypsalis obliquidens Sinclair 1915
Invalid names: Brachypsaloides Webb 1969 [synonym]
G. †Floridictis Baskin 2017
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Floridictis kerneri Baskin 2017
Floridictis petersoni Loomis 1932
G. †Megalictis Matthew 1907
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Megalictis ferox Matthew 1907
Megalictis frazieri Frailey 1978
Megalictis simplicidens Peterson 1907
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Invalid names: Aelurocyon brevifacies Peterson 1907 [synonym]
Invalid names: Aelurocyon Peterson 1907 [synonym]
G. †Oligobunis Cope 1881
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Oligobunis floridanus White 1947
G. †Parabrachypsalis Baskin 2017
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Parabrachypsalis janisae Baskin 2017
G. †Paroligobunis Peterson 1910
G. †Promartes Riggs 1942
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Promartes darbyi Thorpe 1921
Promartes gemmarosae Loomis 1932
Promartes lepidus Matthew 1907
Promartes olcotti Riggs 1942
Promartes vantasselensis Loomis 1932
Invalid names: Promartes fossor Thorpe 1921 [nomen nudum]
G. †Zodiolestes Riggs 1942
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Zodiolestes freundi Labs Hochstein 2007
G. †Palaeomeles de Villalta Comella and Crusafont Pairó 1943
G. †Paragale Petter 1967
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Paragale huerzeleri Petter 1967
G. †Parataxidea Zdansky 1924
G. †Plesictis Pomel 1846
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Plesictis genettoides Pomel 1846
Plesictis palmidens Filhol 1877
Plesictis palustris Pomel 1846
Plesictis plesictis Helbing 1930
Plesictis robustus Filhol 1915
G. †Plesiogale Pomel 1947
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Plesiogale postfelina Dehm 1950
G. †Plesiomeles Viret and Crusafont Pairo 1955
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Plesiomeles cajali Viret and Crusafont-Pairo 1955
G. †Prepoecilogale Petter 1985
G. †Presictis
G. †Promellivora Pilgrim 1932
G. †Pyctis Babbitt 1999
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Pyctis inamatus Babbitt 1999
G. †Sabadellictis Petter 1963
G. †Sinictis Zdansky 1924
G. †Sivalictis Pilgrim 1932
Subfm. Taxidiinae Pocock 1920 [badger]
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G. †Chamitataxus Owen 2006
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Chamitataxus avitus Owen 2006
G. †Pliotaxidea Hall 1944 [badger]
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Pliotaxidea garberi Wagner 1976
Pliotaxidea nevadensis Butterworth 1916
G. Taxidea Waterhouse 1839 [badger]
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Taxidea mexicana Drescher 1939
Taxidea taxus Schreber 1778 [American badger]
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Taxidea taxus marylandica Gidley and Gazin 1933
Invalid names: Taxidea americana Gray 1865 [synonym], Taxidea robusta Hay 1921 [synonym], Taxidea sulcata Cope 1877 [synonym]
G. †Torolutra Petter 1991
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Torolutra ougandensis Petter et al. 1991
G. †Trochotherium Fraas 1870
G. †Watay McLaughlin et al. 2016 [weasel]
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Watay tabutsigwii McLaughlin et al. 2016 [weasel]
G. †Xenictis Kretzoi 1938
Invalid names: Lutrina Bonaparte 1850 [empty], Martinae Wagner 1841 [empty], Mephitina Bonaparte 1850 [empty], Mustellinae Fischer 1817 [empty], Potamotheriinae [empty], Viverrina Gray 1825 [empty]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available