Anictis
| Anictis Temporal range: | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Carnivora |
| Suborder: | Feliformia |
| Genus: | †Anictis Kretzoi, 1945 |
| Species: | †A. simplicidens |
| Binomial name | |
| †Anictis simplicidens Schlosser, 1890 | |
Anictis is an extinct species of carnivorous cat-like mammal belonging to the infraorder Aeluroidea, endemic to Europe (Quercy, France) living from the Oligocene 33.9—28.4 Ma, existing for approximately 5.4 million years.
Anictis is shown to have an omnivorous diet or more precisely, hypercarnivorous to mesocarnivorous.