Vishnuictis

Vishnuictis
Temporal range: Middle Miocene to Early Pleistocene,
Life restoration
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Carnivora
Family: Viverridae
Subfamily: Viverrinae
Genus: †Vishnuictis
Pilgrim, 1932
Type species
†Viverra durandi
Lydekker, 1884
Species
  • †V. africana Morals & Pickford, 2008
  • †V. chinjiensis (Pilgrim, 1932)
  • †V. durandi (Lydekker 1884)
  • †V. hariensis Prasad, 1968
  • †V. hasnoti (Pilgrim, 1913)
  • †V. plectilodous Sankhyan et al., 2025
  • †V. salmontanus Pilgrim, 1932
  • †V.? yuanmouensis Zong, 1997
Synonyms
  • Vishnuictis durandi

Vishnuictis is an extinct genus of viverrid known from the Middle Miocene to Pleistocene of India, Pakistan, China, Myanmar, and Kenya. The genus is polytypic, with around 7-8 species being referred to this genus, with the type species being the Vishnuictis durandi.

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