Galictis Bell, 1826 . Zool. J., 2:552.

TYPE SPECIES: Viverra vittata Schreber, 1776, by original designation.

SYNONYMS: Grison Oken, 1816 (invalid, see International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature, 19566); Grisonella Thomas, 1912; Grisonia Gray, 1865; Gulo Desmarest, 1820; Mustela Bechstein, 1800 .