Sthenictis

Sthenictis
Temporal range: Miocene,
~15.97–5.33 Ma
Sthenictis sp. cast of a specimen from Cherry County, Nebraska. At the AMNH.
Sthenictis campestris jaw
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Carnivora
Family: Mustelidae
Subfamily: Guloninae
Tribe: Ischyrictini
Genus: †Sthenictis
Peterson, 1910
Species
  • Sthenictis bellus Matthew, 1932
  • Sthenictis campestris Gregory, 1942
  • Sthenictis dolichops Matthew, 1924
  • Sthenictis junturensis Shotwell & Russell, 1963
  • Sthenictis lacota (Matthew & Gidley, 1904)
  • Sthenictis neimengguensis Tseng et al. 2009
  • Sthenictis robustus (Cope, 1890)
Synonyms

Brachygale Peterson, 1910

Sthenictis is an extinct genus in the weasel family (mustelids) endemic to North America and Asia during the Miocene epoch living from ~15.97—5.33 Ma (AEO) existing for approximately 11 million years.