Mustela strigidorsa

J. E. Gray, 1855

Back-striped 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

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Gray, J.E. 1855-05-16. Observations on some rare Indian animals. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1853(259):190-192.

Original name as described

Mustela strigodorsa

Other common names

Stripe-backed Weasel

Type material

BMNH:Mamm:1853.8.16.15

Type kind

holotype

Type locality

India.

Biogeographic realm

Indomalaya

Country distribution

China · India · Laos · Myanmar · Thailand · Vietnam

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

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