Africanictis

Extinct genus of carnivores

Africanictis

Temporal range: Miocene, 23–11.6 Ma

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Scientific classification
Kingdom:  | Animalia
Phylum:  | Chordata
Class:  | Mammalia
Order:  | Carnivora
Suborder:  | Feliformia
Infraorder:  | Aeluroidea
Genus:  | †Africanictis
Morales et al., 1998
Species

* †Africanictis hyaenoides
* †Africanictis meini
* †Africanictis schmidtkittleri

Africanictis is an extinct genus of carnivorous cat-like mammal belonging to the infraorder Aeluroidea, endemic to Africa for approximately 11.42 million years, from 23.03 to 11.610 Ma, during the Miocene epoch.[1]

Africanictis is thought to have had an omnivorous—or more precisely hypercarnivorous to mesocarnivorous—diet.[2][3]

## Taxonomy

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Africanictis was named by Morales et al. (1998). It was assigned to Stenoplesictidae by Morlo et al. (2007).[4]

## References

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1. ^ Paleobiology Database: Africanictis basic info.
2. ^ J. A. Lillegraven. 1979. Reproduction in Mesozoic mammals. In J. A. Lillegraven, Z. Kielan-Jaworowska, and W. A. Clemens (eds.), Mesozoic Mammals: The First Two-Thirds of Mammalian History. University of California Press, Berkeley 259-276
3. ^ R. M. Nowak. 1999. Walker's Mammals of the World, Sixth Edition I:1-836
4. ^ M. Morlo, E. R. Miller, and A. N. El-Barkooky. 2007. Creodonta and Carnivora from Wadi Moghra, Egypt. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 27(1):145-159

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Genera of civets, mongooses, hyenas, cats, and their extinct allies

* Kingdom: Animalia
* Phylum: Chordata
* Class: Mammalia
* Order: Carnivora

Feliformia

| †Palaeogalidae|

* †Palaeogale?

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†Nimravidae|

*     * See Nimravidae

Aeluroidea|

* †Alagtsavbaatar
* †Anictis
* †Asiavorator
* †Shandgolictis

Nandiniidae|

* Nandinia

Viverroidea|

| Viverridae|

* †Africanictis
* †Dunictis
* †Forsythictis
* †Lufengictis
* †Ketketictis
* †Mioprionodon
* †Moghradictis
* †Progenetta

Genettinae|

* Genetta
* Poiana

Hemigalinae|

* Chrotogale
* Cynogale
* Diplogale
* Hemigalus
* Macrogalidia

Paradoxurinae|

* Arctictis
* Arctogalidia
* †Kanuites
* †Kichechia
* Paguma
* Paradoxurus
* †Siamictis
* †Tugenictis

Viverrinae|

* Civettictis
* †Semigenetta
* Viverra
* Viverricula

Herpestoidea|

| Herpestidae|

*     * See below↓

|

Hyaenidae|

*     * See below↓

Feloidea|

*     * See below↓

Herpestidae

| Eupleridae|

| Euplerinae|

* Cryptoprocta
* Eupleres
* Fossa

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Galidiinae|

* Galidia
* Galidictis
* Mungotictis
* Salanoia

Herpestidae|

* †Kichechia
* †Legetetia
* †Leptoplesictis
* †Ugandictis

Herpestinae|

* Atilax
* Bdeogale
* Cynictis
* Herpestes
* Ichneumia
* Paracynictis
* Urva
* Xenogale

Mungotinae|

* Crossarchus
* Dologale
* Helogale
* Liberiictis
* Mungos
* Suricata

Hyaenidae

| †Percrocutidae?|

* Dinocrocuta
* Percrocuta

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†Lophocyonidae|

* Euboictis
* Izmirictis
* Lophocyon
* Sivanasua

Hyaenidae|

* †Allohyaena
* †Belbus
* †Metahyaena
* †Pliocrocuta
* †Tongxinictis
* †Werdelinus

†Ictitheriinae|

* Herpestides
* Hyaenotherium
* Ictitherium
* Lycyaena
* Miohyaenotherium
* Plioviverrops
* Protictitherium
* Thalassictis
* Tungurictis

Protelinae|

* †Gansuyaena
* Proteles

Hyaeninae|

* †Adcrocuta
* †Chasmaporthetes
* Crocuta
* Hyaena
* †Hyaenictis
* †Ikelohyaena
* †Leecyaena
* †Lycyaenops
* †Pachycrocuta
* †Palinhyaena
* Parahyaena

Feloidea

Feloidea

* †Pseudictis
* †Stenogale
* †Stenoplesictis
* †Viretictis

†Barbourofelidae|

* (See Barbourofelidae)

Prionodontidae|

* †Haplogale
* †Palaeoprionodon
* Prionodon

Felidae|

* †Asilifelis
* †Diamantofelis
* †Hyperailurictis
* †Katifelis
* †Namafelis
* †Miopanthera
* †Pseudaelurus
* †Sivaelurus
* †Styriofelis

†Proailurinae|

* Proailurus
* Vinayakia

Felinae|

* Acinonyx
* Catopuma
* Caracal
* Felis
* Herpailurus
* Leopardus
* Leptailurus
* †Leptofelis
* Lynx
* †Magerifelis
* †Miracinonyx
* Otocolobus
* Pardofelis
* †Pratifelis
* Prionailurus
* †Pristifelis
* Puma
* †Sivapanthera
* †Sivapardus
* †Vishnufelis

†Machairodontinae|

*     * See Machairodontinae

Pantherinae|

* Neofelis
* Panthera
* †Leontoceryx
* †Pachypanthera

Taxon identifiers

Africanictis|

* Wikidata: Q4690064
* Wikispecies: Africanictis
* GBIF: 4577144
* IRMNG: 1447408
* Open Tree of Life: 3613361
* Paleobiology Database: 97070

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