Английская Википедия:Galictis
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A grison (Шаблон:IPAc-en, Шаблон:IPAc-en) 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.
Names
The generic name Galictis joins two Greek words: Шаблон:Transl (Шаблон:Lang, "weasel") and Шаблон:Transl (Шаблон:Lang, marten/weasel).[2] Compare the word Galidictis (a mongoose genus).
The common name Шаблон:Linktext is from a French word for "gray", a variant of Шаблон:Wikt-lang, also meaning "gray".[3]
Locally, in Spanish, it is referred to as a Шаблон:Lang (literally "little ferret") or Шаблон:Lang. In Portuguese, it is a Шаблон:Lang.Шаблон:Citation needed
Description
Grisons measure up to Шаблон:Convert in length,[4] and weigh between Шаблон:Convert. The lesser grison is slightly smaller than the greater grison. Grisons generally resemble a honey badger, but with a smaller, thinner body. The pelage along the back is a frosted gray with black legs, throat, face, and belly. A sharp white stripe extends from the forehead to the back of the neck.
Habitat
They are found in a wide range of habitats from semi-open shrub and woodland to low-elevation forests. They are generally terrestrial, burrowing and nesting in holes in fallen trees or rock crevices, often living underground. They are omnivorous, consuming fruit and small animals (including mammals). Little is known about grison behavior for multiple reasons, including that their necks are so wide compared to their heads, an unusual difficulty that has made radio tracking problematic.Шаблон:Citation needed
Evolution
Extant species
| Image | Scientific name | Common name | Distribution |
|---|---|---|---|
| Файл:Galictis.jpg | Galictis cuja | Lesser grison | Brazil, Chile, Peru, Argentina, Uruguay, and Paraguay |
| Файл:Greater grison.jpg | Galictis vittata | Greater grison | southern Mexico in the north, to central Brazil, Peru, and Bolivia in the south |
Fossils
Grisons first appeared in South America during the early Pleistocene about 2.5 million years ago. They may be descended from the fossil genera Trigonictis and Sminthosinus, which lived in North America during the mid to late Pliocene.[5] There are at least three known fossil species, all of which were found in Argentina:[4]
- † Galictis hennigi
- † Galictis sanandresensis
- † Galictis sorgentinii
References
Шаблон:Wikispecies Шаблон:More footnotes Шаблон:Reflist
- Nowak, Ronald M. (2005). Walker's Carnivores of the World. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins Press Шаблон:ISBN
Шаблон:Carnivora Шаблон:Musteloidea Шаблон:Taxonbar
- ↑ Шаблон:Cite web
- ↑ Шаблон:Merriam-Webster "New Latin, from Greek Шаблон:Transl weasel + Шаблон:Transl yellow-breasted marten".
Lewis and Short defines ictis (Шаблон:Lang) simply as "a kind of weasel".[1] Шаблон:Webarchive Brill's New Pauly likewise also notes that "Шаблон:Lang/Шаблон:Transl may be a weasel"[2] - ↑ Шаблон:Merriam-Webster "French, from Шаблон:Lang gray, from Middle French, from Шаблон:Lang"
- ↑ 4,0 4,1 Шаблон:Cite journal
- ↑ Шаблон:Cite journal
