"Grison" redirects here. For the French wine grape, see Grison (grape). For the canton in Switzerland, see Grisons.
Grison
Scientific classification
Domain:
Eukaryota
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Chordata
Class:
Mammalia
Order:
Carnivora
Family:
Mustelidae
Subfamily:
Ictonychinae
Genus:
Galictis Bell, 1826
Type species
Viverra vittata
Species
Galictis cuja Galictis vittata
Galictis range
A grison (/ˈɡrɪzən/, /ˈɡraɪsən/) is any mustelid in the genus Galictis.[1] Native to Central and South America, the genus contains two extant species: the greater grison (Galictis vittata), which is found widely in South America, through Central America to southern Mexico; and the lesser grison (Galictis cuja), which is restricted to the southern half of South America.
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mustelid in the genus Galictis. Native to Central and South America, the genus contains two extant species: the greater grison (Galictis vittata), which is...
recognised: Galictis vittata vittata – northern South America Galictis vittata andina – Peru and Bolivia Galictis vittata brasiliensis – Brazil Galictis vittata...
Huron), a 1767 satirical novella by Voltaire "Hurón", either Galictis vittata or Galictis cuja, two related ferret-like mammals from Central and South...
approximately mean ‘weasel’: galid- (see Galidia) and iktis. Compare the word Galictis (grison, a closer relative of the weasel). It contains the following two...
(2004). "Galictis cuja". Animal Diversity Web. University of Michigan. Retrieved November 21, 2019. Helgen, K.; Schiaffini, M. (2016). "Galictis cuja"....
zibellina Genus Pekania Fisher, P. pennanti Subfamily Ictonychinae Genus Galictis Lesser grison, G. cuja Greater grison, G. vittata Genus Ictonyx Saharan...
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