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Mustela Linnaeus, 1758

Dataset
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
Rank
GENUS
Published in
Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. <em>Editio decima, reformata [10th revised edition], vol. 1: 824 pp. Laurentius Salvius: Holmiae.</em>

Classification

kingdom
Animalia
phylum
Chordata
class
Mammalia
order
Carnivora
family
Mustelidae
genus
Mustela

Name

Synonyms
Arctogale Kaup, 1829
Cabreragale Baryshnikov & Abramov, 1997
Cryptomustela Abramov, 1999
Cyanomyonax Trouessart, 1885
Cynomyanax Elliot, 1904
Cynomyonax Coues, 1877
Eumustela Acloque, 1899
Faetorius Trouessart, 1885
Foetorius Keyserling & Blasius, 1840
Gale Wagner, 1841
Grammogale Cabrera, 1940
Hydromustela Bogdanow, 1871
Ictis Kaup, 1829
Kolonocus Satunin, 1914
Kolonokus Satunin, 1911
Lutreola Wagner, 1841
Mustelina Bogdanow, 1871
Mustella Scopoli, 1777
Neogale Gray, 1865
Neovison Baryshnikov & Abramov, 1997
Homonyms
Mustela Cloquet, 1824
Mustela Linnaeus, 1758
Mustela Blasius, 1857
Mustela Bechstein, 1800
Mustela Oken, 1817
Common names
Ermines in English
Ferrets in English
Minks in English
Polecats in English
Weasel in English
Weasels in English
ermines in English
ermines in English
ferrets in English
ferrets in English
minks in English
minks in English
polecats in English
polecats in English
weasel in English
weasels in English
weasels in English

Bibliographic References

  1. AnimalBase Project Group (2018-03-11 23:00:00) AnimalBase. 2005-2018. Early zoological literature online. - World wide web electronic publication
  2. Banks, R. C., R. W. McDiarmid, and A. L. Gardner, 1987: Checklist of Vertebrates of the United States, the U.S. Territories, and Canada. Resource Publication, no. 166. 79.
  3. Hall, R. (2016-05-01 22:00:00) Däggdjur
  4. Harding, Larisa E., and Felisa A. Smith, 2009: Mustela or Vison? Evidence for the taxonomic status of the American mink and a distinct biogeographic radiation of American weasels. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, vol. 52, no. 3. 632-642.
  5. Linnaeus (1899-12-31 23:00:00) Systema naturae. Tomus I, Regnum Animale
  6. Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per Regna Tria Naturae, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. 10th edition. Laurentius Salvius, Holmiae, 824 pp.
  7. Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. <em>Editio decima, reformata [10th revised edition], vol. 1: 824 pp. Laurentius Salvius: Holmiae.</em>
  8. Neave, S. A. and successors. (1939-2004). Nomenclator Zoologicus, vols. 1-10 online. [developed by uBio, hosted online at MBLWHOI Library].
  9. Neave, S. A. and successors. (1939-2004). Nomenclator Zoologicus, vols. 1-10 online. [developed by uBio, hosted online at MBLWHOI Library].
  10. SN2000/McKenna & Bell, 1997
  11. SN2000/McKenna & Bell, 1997, PaleoDB
  12. Wilson & Reeder (1899-12-31 23:00:00) Mammal Species of the World. A taxonomic and geographic reference
  13. Wilson, D.E.; Reeder, D.M. (editors). (2005). Mammal Species of the World. A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd Ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore. 2,142 pp.
  14. Wilson, D.E.; Reeder, D.M. (editors). (2005). Mammal Species of the World. A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd Ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore. 2,142 pp.
  15. Wilson, Don E., and DeeAnn M. Reeder, eds., 1992: null. Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, 2nd ed., 3rd printing. xviii + 1207.
  16. Wilson, Don E., and DeeAnn M. Reeder, eds., 2005: null. Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, 3rd ed., vols. 1 & 2. 2142.
  17. as per family (except Lontra, Enhydra)
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