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

Mag. Nat. Hist., vol. 2, p. 38, January 1838

Original name as described

Mustela Richardsonii

Type material

BMNH:Mamm:1843.3.3.4

Type kind

lectotype

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

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