Mustela mopbie
Q.-J. Wei, L. Cao, X.-C. He, Abramov, J. Wang, J. Fu, R. Li, Yang Qisen, L.-Q. Fu, Y.-H. Huang, C.-Q. Zhou, Z.-X. Wen, & D.-Y. Ge, 2025
Hengduan Mountain Weasel
Taxonomy
| Subclass | : Theria |
| Infraclass | : Placentalia |
| Magnorder | : Boreoeutheria |
| Superorder | : Laurasiatheria |
| Order | : Carnivora |
| Suborder | : Caniformia |
| Infraorder | : Arctoidea |
| Parvorder | : Mustelida |
| Family | : Mustelidae |
| Subfamily | : Mustelinae |
| Genus | : Mustela |
| Subgenus | : Mustela |
Species status
Authority citation
Wei, Q.-J., Cao, L., He, X.-C., Abramov, A.V., Wang, J., Fu, J., Li, R., Yang, Q.-s., Fu, L.-Q., Huang, Y.-H., Zhou, C.-Q., Wen, Z.-X. and Ge, D.-Y. 2025-11-14. Phylogenomics of the Genus Mustela with description of a new species from China. Journal of Systematics and Evolution (in press).
Authority publication link
https://doi.org/10.1111/jse.70029Original name as described
Mustela mopbie
Type material
BIZ MB240076
Type kind
holotype
Type locality
"Mabian Dafengding Nature Reserve, Sichuan Province (28°41′45″N, 103°21′18″E; altitude 2488 m), China."
Biogeographic realm
Palearctic
Country distribution
China
Taxonomy notes
recently described
Taxonomy notes citation
Wei, Q.-J., Cao, L., He, X.-C., Abramov, A.V., Wang, J., Fu, J., Li, R., Yang, Q.-s., Fu, L.-Q., Huang, Y.-H., Zhou, C.-Q., Wen, Z.-X. and Ge, D.-Y. 2025. Phylogenomics of the Genus Mustela with description of a new species from China. Journal of Systematics and Evolution (in press). doi:10.1111/jse.70029
IUCN Red List status
Not Evaluated
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