Mustela vison

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Common Names

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Description

Habitat

Typically found at an altitude of 0 to 3,180 meters (0 to 10,433 feet).[1]

Taxonomy

Notes

Name Status: Accepted Name . Latest taxonomic scrutiny: 28-Oct-2003

Similar Species

Members of the genus Mustela

There are approximately 187 species in this genus. Here are just 100 of them:

M. (Putorius) putorius · M. africana (Tropical Weasel) · M. africana africana · M. africana stolzmanni · M. allegheniensis · M. altaica (Mountain Weasel) · M. altaica raddei · M. altaica temon · M. americana · M. americanus · M. arizonensis · M. aureoventris · M. barbara · M. brasiliensis · M. buwaldi · M. canadensis · M. canigula · M. cicognanii · M. cicognanii cicognanii · M. erminea (Short-Tailed Weasel) · M. erminea aestiva · M. erminea alascensis · M. erminea anguinae (Vancouver Island Ermine) · M. erminea arctica · M. erminea bangsi · M. erminea celenda (Prince of Wales Island Ermine) · M. erminea cicognanii · M. erminea cicognanni · M. erminea cocognanii · M. erminea erminea (Short-Tailed Weasel) · M. erminea fallenda · M. erminea ferghanae · M. erminea gulosa · M. erminea haidarum (Queen Charlotte Islands Ermine) · M. erminea hibernica · M. erminea initis · M. erminea invicta · M. erminea kadiacensis (Kodiak Island Ermine) · M. erminea minima · M. erminea muricus · M. erminea nippon · M. erminea olympica · M. erminea polaris · M. erminea richardsonii · M. erminea salva · M. erminea seclusa (Suemez Island Ermine) · M. erminea semplei · M. erminea stabilis · M. erminea streatori · M. erminea transbaikalica · M. erminia cicognanii · M. eversmanii · M. eversmanii hungarica · M. eversmanni · M. eversmannii (Steppe Polecat) · M. eversmannii amurensis · M. eversmanni pallidus · M. felipei (Colombian Weasel) · M. felipeide la (Colombian Weasel) · M. foina · M. frenata (Long-Tailed Weasel) · M. frenata agilis · M. frenata alleni · M. frenata altifrontalis (Washington Long-Tailed Weasel) · M. frenata arthuri · M. frenata boliviensis · M. frenata costaricensis · M. frenata effera · M. frenata frenata (Long-Tailed Weasel) · M. frenata goldmani · M. frenata inyoensis · M. frenata latirostra · M. frenata latriostra (Long-Tailed Weasel) · M. frenata leucoparia · M. frenata longicauda (Prairie Long-Tailed Weasel) · M. frenata longicuda · M. frenata macrophonius · M. frenata munda · M. frenata neomexicana · M. frenata neomexicanus · M. frenata nevadensis · M. frenata nicaraguae · M. frenata nigriauris · M. frenata novaboracensis · M. frenata noveboracensis · M. frenata occisor · M. frenata olivacea (Southeastern Weasel) · M. frenata oregonensis · M. frenata oribasus · M. frenata panamensis · M. frenata peninsulae (Long-Tailed Florida Weasel) · M. frenata perda · M. frenata perotae · M. frenata primulina (Long-Tailed Weasel) · M. frenata pulchra · M. frenata spadix · M. frenata tropicalis · M. frenata washingtoni · M. frenata xanthogenys · M. furo

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Notes

Contributors

• Bisby, F.A., Y.R. Roskov, M.A. Ruggiero, T.M. Orrell, L.E. Paglinawan, P.W. Brewer, N. Bailly, J. van Hertum, eds (2007). Species 2000 and ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2007 Annual Checklist. Species 2000: Reading, U.K.
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Accessed November 17, 2007. http://www.gbif.org Mediated distribution data from 16 providers.
• Mustelid Specialist Group 1996. In IUCN 2008. 2008 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCNRedList.org. Downloaded July 20, 2008.

Data Sources

Accessed through GBIF Data Portal November 17, 2007:

• Louisiana State University Museum of Natural Science, Mammal specimens
• Marine Science Institute, UCSB, Paleobiology Database
• Michigan State University Museum, Vertebrate specimens
• Museum of Texas Tech University
• , Mammal specimens
• Royal Ontario Museum, Mammal specimens
• Sternberg Museum of Natural History, Mammal Collection
• UK National Biodiversity Network, Biological Records Centre - Mammal records from Britain from the Atlas of Mammals
• , with some subsequent records
• UK National Biodiversity Network, Scottish Borders Biological Records Centre - SWT Scottish Borders Local Wildlife Site Survey data 1996-2000 - species information

Identifiers

• Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 2478341
• Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: ITS-180553
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 13837086
• Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Serial Number (TSN): 180553
• IUCN ID: 41661
• Natural Heritage Network Species Identifier: AMAJF02053
• Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 15524

Footnotes

1. Mean = 183.920 meters (603.412 feet), Standard Deviation = 317.180 based on 2,101 observations. Altitude information for each observation from British Oceanographic Data Centre. [back]

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