Galictis cuja

(G. I. Molina, 1782)

Lesser Grison

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Location:Bolivia, Santa Cruz ZooDate taken:Jan 1, 1995

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Taxonomy

Subclass : Theria
Infraclass : Placentalia
Magnorder : Boreoeutheria
Superorder : Laurasiatheria
Order : Carnivora
Suborder : Caniformia
Infraorder : Arctoidea
Parvorder : Mustelida
Family : Mustelidae
Subfamily : Ictonychinae
Tribe : Lyncodontini
Genus : Galictis

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Molina, G.I. 1782. Saggio sulla storia naturale del Chili. S. Tommaso d'Aquino, Bologna, 367 pp.

Authority publication link

https://bibdigital.rjb.csic.es/idurl/1/9635

Original name as described

Mustela Cuja

Type material

untraced (number not known)

Type kind

nonexistent

Type locality

Chile.

Biogeographic realm

Neotropic

Country distribution

Brazil · Paraguay · Uruguay · Bolivia · Peru · Argentina · Chile

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1005832

Country distribution map

The map below provides a general overview. Most species inhabit only specific regions within countries. Hover over the highlighted regions to see the country name.

Names and synonyms

Present and past (if available) associated names to the species. Click on a name to view its details.

Total: 27 names and synonyms.

Mustela Cuja

(G. I. Molina, 1782)

Family

Mustelidae

Root name

cuja

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

untraced (number not known)

Type kind

nonexistent

Authority page

291

Authority publication

Bologna

Name usages

  1. Goldfuss (1809:247, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/47498081) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/34654)
  2. Schinz (1821:209, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/51528968) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/37604)
  3. Griffith (1822:147, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/53016396) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/68342)
  4. Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire (1826:216, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25385628) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/41027)
  5. Lesson (1827:150, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/54207618) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36839)
  6. Fischer (1829:218) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59856)

Mustela Quiqui

(G. I. Molina, 1782)

Family

Mustelidae

Root name

quiqui

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

292, 342

Authority publication

Bologna

Name usages

  1. Gmelin (1788:99, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25751319) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35943)
  2. Kerr (1792:183, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/38664207) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36283)
  3. Wolf (1796:288) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/72410)
  4. Turton (1802:61, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25772917) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69249)
  5. Goldfuss (1809:247, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/47498081) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/34654)
  6. Illiger (1815:110, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11080966) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/38688)
  7. Schinz (1821:208, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/51528967) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/37604)
  8. Griffith (1822:147, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/53016396) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/68342)
  9. Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire (1826:216, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25385628) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/41027)
  10. Lesson (1827:150, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/54207618) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36839)
  11. Fischer (1829:222) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59856)
  12. Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)

Nasua ?Cuja

(Illiger, 1815)

Family

Mustelidae

Root name

cuja

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

109

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11080965

Authority publication

Abhandlungen der physikalischen Klasse der Königlich-Preussischen Akademie der Wissenschaften

Name usages

Illiger (1815:109, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11080965) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/38688)

Mustela Guiqui

(I. von Olfers, 1818)

Family

Mustelidae

Root name

guiqui

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

232

Authority publication

Weimar

Martes quiqui

(Muirhead, 1819)

Family

Mustelidae

Root name

quiqui

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

416

Authority publication

Edinburgh

Name usages

Muirhead (1819:416) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69481)

Galictis vittata

G. R. Waterhouse, 1838

Family

Mustelidae

Root name

vittata

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

misidentification

Authority page

21

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/48898759

Authority publication

London

Mustela brasiliensis

(d'Orbigny, 1844)

Family

Mustelidae

Root name

brasiliensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

misidentification

Authority page

pl. 13 (fig. 3)

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/14544159

Authority publication

Paris

Name usages

  1. d'Orbigny (1844:pl. 13 (fig. 3), https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/14544159) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/37598)
  2. Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)

Galictis vittata

Gay, 1847

Family

Mustelidae

Root name

vittata

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

misidentification

Authority page

51

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/26256499

Authority publication

Paris

Name usages

  1. Gay (1847:51, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/26256499) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/37640)
  2. Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)

Galictis vittata

Burmeister, 1879

Family

Mustelidae

Root name

vittata

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

misidentification

Authority page

158

Authority publication

Buenos Aires

Name usages

Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)

Galictis vittata var. Chilensis

Nehring, 1886

Family

Mustelidae

Root name

chilensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

190

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9959821

Authority publication

Zoologische Jahrbücher

Name usages

Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)

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