Galictis cuja (Molina 1782)

[Mustela] cuja Molina 1782, Sagg. Stor. Nat. Chile: 291.

Type Locality: " Chili " restricted by Thomas (1912 e) to "S. Chili (Temuco)"; Cabrera (1957) restricted the locality to "alrededores de Santiago " [Chile]. Honacki et al. (1982) listed the type locality for G. c. furax .

Vernacular Names: Lesser Grison.

Subspecies::

Subspecies Galictis cuja subsp. cuja Molina 1782

Subspecies Galictis cuja subsp. furax Thomas 1907

Subspecies Galictis cuja subsp. huronax Thomas 1921

Subspecies Galictis cuja subsp. luteola Thomas 1907

Distribution: Argentina, Bolivia, Peru, Brazil, Chile, Paraguay.

Conservation: IUCN – Lower Risk (lc).

Discussion: Reviewed by Yensen and Tarifa (2003 b).