Vormela peregusna
(von Güldenstädt, 1770)
Marbled Polecat

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Taxonomy
| Subclass | : Theria |
| Infraclass | : Placentalia |
| Magnorder | : Boreoeutheria |
| Superorder | : Laurasiatheria |
| Order | : Carnivora |
| Suborder | : Caniformia |
| Infraorder | : Arctoidea |
| Parvorder | : Mustelida |
| Family | : Mustelidae |
| Subfamily | : Ictonychinae |
| Tribe | : Ictonychini |
| Genus | : Vormela |
Species status
Authority citation
Güldenstädt, J.A. von. 1770. Peregusna, nova mustelae species. Novi Commentarii Academiae Scientiarum Imperialis Petropolitanae 14(1):441-455.
Authority publication link
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/36914342Original name as described
Mustela peregusna
Type material
untraced (number not known)
Type kind
nonexistent
Type locality
Russia.
Biogeographic realm
Palearctic
Country distribution
Serbia · Kosovo · Montenegro · Albania · North Macedonia · Greece · Bulgaria · Romania · Egypt · Turkey · Israel · Palestine · Jordan · Saudi Arabia · Lebanon · Syria · Iraq · Iran · Georgia · Armenia · Azerbaijan · Turkmenistan · Uzbekistan · Kazakhstan · Tajikistan · Afghanistan · Pakistan · China · Mongolia
IUCN Red List status
Vulnerable
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Names and synonyms
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