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Mustela vison
MINK
Congaree National Park
			Record Status: Approved
Occurrence:	Present
Nativeness:	Native
Abundance:	Common

Scientific Name with Authority:		Mustela vison Schreber, 1777
Park Preferred Common Name(s):		MINK
Park Synonyms:

Taxonomic Hierarchy:		Kingdom Animalia, Phylum Chordata, Subphylum Vertebrata, Subclass Theria, Order Carnivora, Suborder Caniformia, Family Mustelidae, Genus Mustela, Species Mustela vison


Seasonality Tags:
Breeder


Threatened/Endangered Status:
State Species of Concern Status:
Ozone-sensitive Status:
NatureServe Global Rank:
NatureServe State Rank:
Evidence:		1 Observations, 0 Vouchers, 0 Data Store References, 0 External Links


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Agate Fossil Beds National Monument	Alagnak Wild River
Aniakchak National Monument and Preserve	Antietam National Battlefield
Apostle Islands National Lakeshore	Arkansas Post National Memorial
Bering Land Bridge National Preserve	Big Cypress National Preserve
Big Hole National Battlefield	Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area
Big Thicket National Preserve	Bighorn Canyon National Recreation Area
Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park	Booker T. Washington National Monument
Buffalo National River	Cape Cod National Seashore
Cape Hatteras National Seashore	Cape Krusenstern National Monument
Cape Lookout National Seashore	Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area
Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park	Colonial National Historical Park
Cumberland Island National Seashore	Curecanti National Recreation Area
Cuyahoga Valley National Park	Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area
Devils Tower National Monument	Dinosaur National Monument
Ebey's Landing National Historical Reserve	Effigy Mounds National Monument
Everglades National Park	Fire Island National Seashore
Fort Frederica National Monument	Fort Laramie National Historic Site
Fort Pulaski National Monument	Fort Sumter National Historical Park
Gates of the Arctic National Park and Preserve	Gauley River National Recreation Area
George Washington Birthplace National Monument	George Washington Carver National Monument
Gettysburg National Military Park	Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve
Glacier National Park	Grand Portage National Monument
Grand Teton National Park	Gulf Islands National Seashore
Hagerman Fossil Beds National Monument	Herbert Hoover National Historic Site
Homestead National Historical Park	Hopewell Culture National Historical Park
Hot Springs National Park	Indiana Dunes National Park
Isle Royale National Park	Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve
John Day Fossil Beds National Monument	Johnstown Flood National Memorial
Katmai National Park and Preserve	Kenai Fjords National Park
Kenilworth Park and Aquatic Gardens	Kings Mountain National Military Park
Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park	Knife River Indian Villages National Historic Site
Kobuk Valley National Park	Lake Clark National Park and Preserve
Lake Roosevelt National Recreation Area	Lewis and Clark National Historical Park
Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial	Mammoth Cave National Park
Manassas National Battlefield Park	Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller National Historical Park
Mesa Verde National Park	Minute Man National Historical Park
Mississippi National River and Recreation Areas	Missouri National Recreational River
Moores Creek National Battlefield	Mount Rushmore National Memorial
Natchez Trace Parkway	National Capital Parks-East
New River Gorge National Park and Preserve	Nez Perce National Historical Park
Niobrara National Scenic River	Noatak National Preserve
North Cascades National Park	Obed Wild and Scenic River
Ozark National Scenic Riverways	Petersburg National Battlefield
Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore	Pipestone National Monument
Prince William Forest Park	Redwood National Park
Richmond National Battlefield Park	Rocky Mountain National Park
Saint Croix National Scenic Riverway	San Juan Island National Historical Park
Saratoga National Historical Park	Scotts Bluff National Monument
Shiloh National Military Park	Sitka National Historical Park
Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore	Stones River National Battlefield
Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve	Theodore Roosevelt National Park
Timpanogos Cave National Monument	Timucuan Ecological and Historic Preserve
Upper Delaware Scenic and Recreational River	Valley Forge National Historical Park
Voyageurs National Park	Whiskeytown National Recreation Area
Whitman Mission National Historic Site	Wilson's Creek National Battlefield
Wind Cave National Park	Wrangell - St Elias National Park and Preserve
Yellowstone National Park	Yukon-Charley Rivers National Preserve


Last Modified Date:	11/2/2006

NPSpecies - The National Park Service biodiversity database. IRMA Portal version.https://irma.nps.gov/npspecies. Accessed 9/26/2025 1:08:16 PM

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