Ictonyx striatus (carnivore)

Mass: 753 g based on Stuart 1981

Diet: invertivore-carnivore based on Stuart 1981

Abundance: 0.02 to 16.67% (median 0.28%)

Latitudinal range: -34.4° to -20.5°

Habitats: (10), tropical/subtropical savanna (6)

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Found in 16 samples

Lesotho: Sehonghong (GAP) (Holocene), Sehonghong (BAS) (Late Pleistocene)

Namibia: Waterberg Plateau Park (surrounding flatlands), Waterberg Escarpment, Waterberg Plateau Park, Namib-Naukluft National Park

South Africa: Groenefontein Nature Reserve (riverine vegetation), Drakensberg Midlands, Sibudu Cave (Pinkish Grey Sand) (Late Pleistocene), Boegoeberg 1 (Late Pleistocene), Plovers Lake (Late Pleistocene), Blombos Cave (Phase M1) (Late Pleistocene), Blombos Cave (Phase M2) (Late Pleistocene), Blombos Cave (Phase M3) (Late Pleistocene), Duinefontein 2 Horizon 2 (Middle Pleistocene), Duinefontein 2 Horizon 3 (Middle Pleistocene)

Size measurements:
♀ body mass576 gN = 4Stuart 1981
♂ body mass793 gN = 21Stuart 1981
♀ ear length25 mmN = 10Stuart 1981
♂ ear length28 mmN = 32Stuart 1981
♀ head and body length331 mmN = 8Stuart 1981
♂ head and body length340 mmN = 30Stuart 1981
♀ hind foot length49 mmN = 10Stuart 1981
♂ hind foot length54 mmN = 28Stuart 1981
♀ skull length60 mmN = 3Stuart 1981
♂ skull length62 mmN = 9Stuart 1981
♀ tail length191 mmN = 10Stuart 1981
♂ tail length207 mmN = 32Stuart 1981

See also Ictonyx, Ictonyx libycus