Enhydrictis
extinct genus of mustelid
Enhydrictis is a genus of extinct mustelid, belonging to the subfamily Galictinae. The type species, and best known, is Enhydrictis galictoides from the Pleistocene of Sardinia and Corsica. Some authors attribute species from mainland Eurasia to the genus, but this is disputed, with others considering the genus endemic to Sardinia-Corsica.
Taxonomy
The exact number of species of Enhydrictis has been a matter of debate. One species of Pannonictis, Pannonictis pilgrimi, has been classified as a belonging to Enhydrictis (as Enhydrictis ardea), although this is unlikely. A 2019 study also suggests that the genus Oriensictis of Asia should be considered a synonym of Enhydrictis as well. In 2016, a new species from Algeria was described. Known as Enhydrictis hoffstetteri, it is the first member of the genus known from Africa. Other scholars have considered the attribution of this species to Enhydrictis doubtful, and that the species should be placed in Pannonictis instead. In 2018 a new species, Enhydrictis praegalictoides, was described from Middle Pleistocene aged sites on Sardinia; it is likely ancestral to E. galictoides.
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