Mustela sibirica
Pallas, 1773
Siberian Weasel
Taxonomy
| Subclass | : Theria |
| Infraclass | : Placentalia |
| Magnorder | : Boreoeutheria |
| Superorder | : Laurasiatheria |
| Order | : Carnivora |
| Suborder | : Caniformia |
| Infraorder | : Arctoidea |
| Superfamily | : Musteloidea |
| Family | : Mustelidae |
| Subfamily | : Mustelinae |
| Genus | : Mustela |
Species status
Authority citation
Pallas, P.S. 1773. Reise durch verschiedene Provinzen des Russischen Reichs. Volume 2. Kayserlichen Academie der Wissenschaften, Saint Petersburg, 504 pp.
Authority publication link
https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k97334n/f706.item.r=Reise%20durch%20verschiedene%20Provinzen%20des%20Russischen%20ReichsOriginal name as described
Mustela sibirica
Type locality
Russia.
Biogeographic realm
Palearctic · Indomalaya
Country distribution
Russia · Mongolia · China · North Korea · South Korea · Japan · Taiwan · Pakistan · India · Nepal · Bhutan · Myanmar · Laos · Thailand
Taxonomy notes
the taxon subhemachalana distributed through the Himalayas may be a distinct species, but given that only morphometric data has been used to distinguish the two taxa and genetic data is needed to better support the species recognition, the taxon is not recognized here; subhemachalana has also not been recognized but subsequent authors
Taxonomy notes citation
Abramov, A. V., Puzachenko, A. Y., & Masuda, R. (2018). Cranial variation in the Siberian weasel Mustela sibirica (Carnivora, Mustelidae) and its possible taxonomic implications. Zoological studies, 57.
IUCN Red List status
Least Concern
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