Striped polecat
Species of mustelid mammal from sub-Saharan Africa / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The striped polecat (Ictonyx striatus), also called the African polecat, zoril, zorille, zorilla, Cape polecat, and African skunk, is a member of the family Mustelidae that resembles a skunk (of the family Mephitidae).[3] The name "zorilla" comes from the Spanish word "zorillo", meaning "skunk", itself a diminutive form of the Spanish "zorro," "fox." It lives predominantly in dry and arid climates, such as the savannahs and open country of Central, Southern, and sub-Saharan Africa, excluding the Congo basin and the more coastal areas of West Africa.[2][4]
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Striped polecat[1] | |
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Taxidermied specimen in the Museo Civico di Storia Naturale Giacomo Doria, Genoa | |
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Carnivora |
Family: | Mustelidae |
Genus: | Ictonyx |
Species: | I. striatus |
Binomial name | |
Ictonyx striatus (Perry, 1810) | |
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