Galictis

Grison
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Carnivora
Family:	Mustelidae
Subfamily:	Ictonychinae
Genus:	Galictis Bell, 1826
Type species
Viverra vittata
Species
Galictis cuja Galictis vittata
Galictis range

A grison (/ˈɡrɪzən/, /ˈɡraɪsən/) 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.