Mustela richardsonii

Bonaparte, 1838

American Ermine

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

Authority citation

Bonaparte, C.-L. 1838-01-01. Remarks on the species of the genus Mustela. Magazine of Natural History (n.s.)2(13):37-38.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2296788

Original name as described

Mustela Richardsonii

Type material

BMNH:Mamm:1843.3.3.4

Type kind

lectotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/e0c07960-5874-4370-a3ee-47de2455ebc8

Type locality

C Canada.

Biogeographic realm

Nearctic

Country distribution

Greenland · United States · Canada

Subregion distribution

USA(AK,WA,OR,ID,MT,WY,ND,SD,CO,UT,NV,CA,NM,MN,IA,WI,MI,IL,IN,OH,MD,PA,VA,DE,NJ,NY,CT,RI,MA,VT,NH,ME)

Taxonomy notes

split from M. erminea

Taxonomy notes citation

Colella, J. P., Frederick, L. M., Talbot, S. L., & Cook, J. A. (2021). Extrinsically reinforced hybrid speciation within Holarctic ermine (Mustela spp.) produces an insular endemic. Diversity and Distributions, 00, 1-16.

IUCN Red List status

Not Evaluated

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1006533

Country distribution map

The map below provides a general overview. Most species inhabit only specific regions within countries. Hover over the highlighted regions to see the country name.

Names and synonyms

Present and past (if available) associated names to the species. Click on a name to view its details. If the list is long, scroll down to see more.

Mustela cicogniari

Anonymous, 1837

Family

Mustelidae

Root name

cicogniari

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_nudum

Authority page

883

Authority publication

The Athenaeum

Name usages

Anonymous (1837:883) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69402)

Mustela Cicognanii

Bonaparte, 1838

Family

Mustelidae

Root name

cicognanii

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

38

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2296788

Authority publication

Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

  1. Bonaparte (1838:38, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2296788) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/68905)
  2. Bonaparte (1838:@_Mustela boccamela_ unnumbered p. 4, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/46985604) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39477)
  3. Murray (1866:328, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15580324) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39798)
  4. Hall (1934:368) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69519)
  5. Bailey (1936:291, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25806218) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35313)

Mustela Cigognanii

Bonaparte, 1838

Family

Mustelidae

Root name

cigognanii

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectoriginalspelling

Authority page

37

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2296789

Authority publication

Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

Bonaparte (1838:37, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2296789) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/68905)

Mustela Richardsonii

Bonaparte, 1838

Family

Mustelidae

Root name

richardsonii

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1843.3.3.4

Type kind

lectotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/e0c07960-5874-4370-a3ee-47de2455ebc8

Authority page

38

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2296788

Authority publication

Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

  1. Bonaparte (1838:38, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2296788) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/68905)
  2. Gray (1865:112, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28497043) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/18241)
  3. Murray (1866:328, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15580324) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39798)
  4. Gray (1869:90, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8397009) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/37331)
  5. Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)
  6. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1006533) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)

Putorius vulgaris

(E. Emmons, 1840)

Family

Mustelidae

Root name

vulgaris

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

misidentification

Authority page

44

Authority publication

Cambridge (Massachusetts)

Mustela pusilla

De Kay, 1842

Family

Mustelidae

Root name

pusilla

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

34

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2003489

Authority publication

New York

Name usages

  1. Blyth (1863:69, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/47534697) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/37155)
  2. Murray (1866:328, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15580324) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39798)
  3. Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)

Mustela cigogniari

Lesson, 1842

Family

Mustelidae

Root name

cigogniari

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

69

Authority publication

Paris

Name usages

Lesson (1842:69) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36812)

Putorius cicognanii

(S. F. Baird, 1857)

Family

Mustelidae

Root name

cicognanii

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination · incorrect_subsequent_spelling

Authority page

161

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/58487713

Authority publication

Washington

Name usages

Allen (1903:562) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/15978)

Mustela erminea Var. 3. americana

J. E. Gray, 1865

Family

Mustelidae

Root name

americana

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

preoccupied

Authority page

111

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28497042

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

Name usages

  1. Gray (1865:111, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28497042) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/18241)
  2. Gray (1869:89, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8397008) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/37331)

Putorius cicognani

(Mearns, 1891)

Family

Mustelidae

Root name

cicognani

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

misidentification

Authority page

235

Authority publication

Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History

Name usages

Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)

Putorius richardsoni alascensis

(C. H. Merriam, 1896)

Family

Mustelidae

Root name

alascensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:74423

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3c8587bd5-f93f-425c-90e0-b703f3437c58

Authority page

12

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/45540357

Authority publication

North American Fauna

Name usages

Merriam (1896:12, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/45540357) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/14565)

Putorius cicognani

(C. H. Merriam, 1896)

Family

Mustelidae

Root name

cicognani

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

unjustified_emendation

Authority page

10

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/45540355

Authority publication

North American Fauna

Name usages

  1. Merriam (1896:10, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/45540355) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/14565)
  2. Swarth (1911:140, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29510864) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/68774)
  3. Taylor (1911:298, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29511056) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/68775)

Putorius streatori

(C. H. Merriam, 1896)

Family

Mustelidae

Root name

streatori

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:76646

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/35c986b19-0521-4b74-9c27-91b689f773bf

Authority page

13

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/45540358

Authority publication

North American Fauna

Name usages

Merriam (1896:13, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/45540358) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/14565)

Putorius (Arctogale) muricus

(Bangs, 1899)

Family

Mustelidae

Root name

murica

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

MCZ:Mamm:BANGS-9146

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://mczbase.mcz.harvard.edu/guid/MCZ:Mamm:BANGS-9146

Authority page

71

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12603426

Authority publication

Proceedings of the New England Zoological Club

Putorius streatori leptus

(C. H. Merriam, 1903)

Family

Mustelidae

Root name

lepta

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:56800

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/390a7a6a0-db9d-426d-9b3d-b057cfd1953a

Authority page

76

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2345270

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington

Name usages

Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)

Putorius microtis

(J. A. Allen, 1903)

Family

Mustelidae

Root name

microtis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

AMNH M-19964

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/amnh/mammals?id=urn-catalog-amnh-mammals-m-19964

Authority page

563

Authority publication

Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History

Name usages

  1. Allen (1903:563) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/15978)
  2. Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)

Putorius cicognanii richardsoni

(J. A. Allen, 1903)

Family

Mustelidae

Root name

richardsoni

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

562

Authority publication

Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History

Name usages

  1. Allen (1903:562) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/15978)
  2. Wozencraft (2005:615) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)

Putorius arcticus imperii

(Barrett-Hamilton, 1904)

Family

Mustelidae

Root name

imperii

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1863.10.28.1

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/bad4a265-d9b0-4780-b401-5bcd43ee20a8

Authority page

392

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/18619131

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)

Putorius cicognanii angustidens

(B. Brown, 1908)

Family

Mustelidae

Root name

angustidens

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

AMNH FM-12432

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

181

Authority publication

Memoirs of the American Museum of Natural History

Putorius cicognani alascensis

(Swarth, 1911)

Family

Mustelidae

Root name

alascensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

140

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29510864

Authority publication

University of California Publications in Zoology

Name usages

Swarth (1911:140, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29510864) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/68774)

Mustela cicognanii mortigena

Bangs, 1913

Family

Mustelidae

Root name

mortigena

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

MCZ:Mamm:BANGS-3745

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://mczbase.mcz.harvard.edu/guid/MCZ:Mamm:BANGS-3745

Authority page

511

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2815703

Authority publication

Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology

Name usages

Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)

Mustela muricus

L. Kellogg, 1916

Family

Mustelidae

Root name

murica

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

358

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29524770

Authority publication

University of California Publications in Zoology

Name usages

Kellogg (1916:358, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29524770) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69086)

Mustela cicognanii anguinae

E. R. Hall, 1932

Family

Mustelidae

Root name

anguinae

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

MVZ:Mamm:12482

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://arctos.database.museum/guid/MVZ:Mamm:12482

Authority page

417

Authority publication

University of California Publications in Zoology

Mustela arctica semplei

G. M. Sutton & W. J. Hamilton, 1932

Family

Mustelidae

Root name

semplei

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

CM 6470

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

79

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/52371570

Authority publication

Annals of Carnegie Museum

Mustela cicognanii richardsonii

E. R. Hall, 1934

Family

Mustelidae

Root name

richardsonii

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

368

Authority publication

University of California Publications in Zoology

Name usages

Hall (1934:368) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69519)

Mustela arctica labiata

Degerbøl, 1935

Family

Mustelidae

Root name

labiata

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

ZMUC 2262 (= "20.5 1931.8")

Type kind

lectotype

Authority page

25

Authority publication

Copenhagen

Name usages

Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)

Mustela cicognanii leptus

V. O. Bailey, 1936

Family

Mustelidae

Root name

lepta

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

293

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25806220

Authority publication

North American Fauna

Name usages

Bailey (1936:293, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25806220) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35313)

Mustela cicognanii muricus

V. O. Bailey, 1936

Family

Mustelidae

Root name

murica

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

292

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25806219

Authority publication

North American Fauna

Name usages

Bailey (1936:292, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25806219) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35313)

Mustela cicognanii streatori

V. O. Bailey, 1936

Family

Mustelidae

Root name

streatori

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

291

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25806218

Authority publication

North American Fauna

Name usages

Bailey (1936:291, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25806218) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35313)

Mustela erminea initis

E. R. Hall, 1944

Family

Mustelidae

Root name

initis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

MVZ:Mamm:289

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://arctos.database.museum/guid/MVZ:Mamm:289

Authority page

37

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34564749

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington

Name usages

  1. Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)
  2. Wilson & Mittermeier (2009:649) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67177)

Mustela erminea bangsi

E. R. Hall, 1945

Family

Mustelidae

Root name

bangsi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

UCLA Mammals 11541 (= Dickey collection 11541)

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/ucla/mammals?id=urn-catalog-ucla-mammals-11541

Authority page

176

Authority publication

Journal of Mammalogy

Name usages

  1. Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)
  2. Wilson & Mittermeier (2009:649) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67177)

Mustela erminea fallenda

E. R. Hall, 1945

Family

Mustelidae

Root name

fallenda

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

CMN 7096

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

79

Authority publication

Journal of Mammalogy

Name usages

  1. Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)
  2. Wilson & Mittermeier (2009:649) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67177)

Mustela erminea gulosa

E. R. Hall, 1945

Family

Mustelidae

Root name

gulosa

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:81998

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/338923786-ca5f-4920-a19e-88883fe6b4ed

Authority page

84

Authority publication

Journal of Mammalogy

Name usages

  1. Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)
  2. Wilson & Mittermeier (2009:649) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67177)

Mustela erminea invicta

E. R. Hall, 1945

Family

Mustelidae

Root name

invicta

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

MVZ:Mamm:101122

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://arctos.database.museum/guid/MVZ:Mamm:101122

Authority page

75

Authority publication

Journal of Mammalogy

Name usages

  1. Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)
  2. Wilson & Mittermeier (2009:649) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67177)

Mustela erminea olympica

E. R. Hall, 1945

Family

Mustelidae

Root name

olympica

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:90738

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3d4be652c-3219-4966-aa3c-270402305217

Authority page

81

Authority publication

Journal of Mammalogy

Name usages

  1. Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)
  2. Wilson & Mittermeier (2009:649) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67177)

Mustela erminea alascensis

Wozencraft, 2005

Family

Mustelidae

Root name

alascensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

  1. Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)
  2. Wilson & Mittermeier (2009:649) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67177)

Mustela erminea anguinae

Wozencraft, 2005

Family

Mustelidae

Root name

anguinae

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

  1. Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)
  2. Wilson & Mittermeier (2009:649) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67177)

Mustela erminea augustidens

Wozencraft, 2005

Family

Mustelidae

Root name

augustidens

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

614

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

Wozencraft (2005:614) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)

Mustela erminea cigognanii

Wozencraft, 2005

Family

Mustelidae

Root name

cigognanii

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)

Mustela erminea muricus

Wozencraft, 2005

Family

Mustelidae

Root name

murica

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

  1. Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)
  2. Wilson & Mittermeier (2009:649) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67177)

Mustela erminea richardsonii

Wozencraft, 2005

Family

Mustelidae

Root name

richardsonii

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

  1. Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)
  2. Wilson & Mittermeier (2009:649) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67177)

Mustela erminea semplei

Wozencraft, 2005

Family

Mustelidae

Root name

semplei

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

  1. Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)
  2. Wilson & Mittermeier (2009:649) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67177)

Mustela erminea streatori

Wozencraft, 2005

Family

Mustelidae

Root name

streatori

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

  1. Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)
  2. Wilson & Mittermeier (2009:649) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67177)

Mustela erminea cicognanii

D. E. Wilson & Mittermeier, 2009

Family

Mustelidae

Root name

cicognanii

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination · incorrect_subsequent_spelling

Authority page

649

Authority publication

Barcelona

Name usages

Wilson & Mittermeier (2009:649) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67177)

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