Galidictis
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Galidictis is a genus in the subfamily Galidiinae of the family Eupleridae: a group of carnivorans that are endemic to Madagascar.[1]
The name is from two ancient Greek words that both approximately mean ‘weasel’: galid- (see Galidia) and iktis.[2] Compare the word Galictis (grison, a closer relative of the weasel).
It contains the following two species and two subspecies:[1]
| Image | Scientific name | Subspecies | Common name | Distribution |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Galidictis fasciata |
|
Broad-striped Malagasy mongoose | Madagascar | |
| File:Mungo1.jpg | Galidictis grandidieri | Grandidier's mongoose | Madagascar |
References
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- ^ a b Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Wilson, D. E.; Reeder, D. M., eds. (2005). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. p. "Galidictis". ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
- ^ Merriam-Webster Unabridged Dictionary attributes it to "NL, fr. Gk galideus young weasel + iktis yellow-breasted marten [an ambiguous common name that might be the weasel]." However, Lewis and Short describes ictis (Script error: No such module "Lang".) as simply "a kind of weasel".[1] Script error: No such module "webarchive". Brill's New Pauly likewise also writes that "Script error: No such module "Lang"./Script error: No such module "lang". may be a weasel"[2].
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