Lyncodon patagonicus
(de Blainville, 1842)
Patagonian Weasel
Taxonomy
Subclass | : Theria |
Infraclass | : Placentalia |
Magnorder | : Boreoeutheria |
Superorder | : Laurasiatheria |
Order | : Carnivora |
Suborder | : Caniformia |
Infraorder | : Arctoidea |
Superfamily | : Musteloidea |
Family | : Mustelidae |
Subfamily | : Ictonychinae |
Genus | : Lyncodon |
Species status
Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005
Authority citation
Osteogr. Mamm, pt. 10 (Viverra), 1 {Chile.pdf}: Osteog. Mamm. Rec. Foss., Atlas, 2, fasc. 10, pi. 12 (Mustela); text, 2, fasc. 4, p. 42 (Putois du Chili), p. 81 (Putois duParaguay),1842 {South America (Cabrera 1958)}: Ostéogr. Mammif., 2, fasc. 10, 1842 : lám. 13
Original name as described
Mustela patagonica
Type material
MNHN-ZM-AC-A2006
Type kind
holotype
Type specimen URI
http://coldb.mnhn.fr/catalognumber/mnhn/zm/ac-a2006Type locality
Argentina.
Biogeographic realm
Neotropic
Country distribution
Argentina · Chile
IUCN Red List status
Least Concern
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