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Scientific Name
Mustela nivalis
Scientific Name w/ Auth.
Mustela nivalis Linnaeus, 1766
Park
Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore (SLBE)
Sensitive
No
Park Accepted
Accepted
Record Status
Approved
Park Preferred Common Names
Park Synonyms
Mustela rixosa
Taxonomic Hierarchy
KingdomAnimalia
SubkingdomBilateria
Infrakingdom Deuterostomia
PhylumChordata
SubphylumVertebrata
Infraphylum Gnathostomata
SuperclassTetrapoda
ClassMammalia
SubclassTheria
InfraclassEutheria
OrderCarnivora
SuborderCaniformia
FamilyMustelidae
SubfamilyMustelinae
GenusMustela
SpeciesMustela nivalis
Occurrence
Present
Occurrence Notes
Formerly known as Mustela rixosa.; Data Source: Bailey 1975
Nativeness
Native
Nativeness Notes
Data Source: Whitaker and Hamilton 1998
Abundance
Unknown
Seasonality Tags
  • Breeder
    Assumed breeding.; Data Source: Whitaker and Hamilton 1998
Threatened Endangered Status
State Species of Concern statuses
Ozone Sensitive Status
NatureServe GRank
NatureServe SRank
Observations
0
References
1
Vouchers
0
External Links
0
Evidence counts shown include evidence for related synonyms.
Created By
DML
Created Date
8/13/2001 12:00:00 AM
Last Modified By
Leah Kainulainen
Last Modified Date
9/2/2005 12:00:00 AM
Notes
Park Species Detail: Recorded on Mainland and perhaps on North Manitou Island (Mustela sp.) (Bailey 1975)., Park Species Data Source: Whitaker, John O., Jr., and William J. Hamilton, Jr. 1998. Mammals of the Eastern United States. Ithaca: Cornell University Press. 583 pp. Bailey, M. E. 1975. Fauna of the Manitou Islands. in M. W. Paddock. Natural History Surveys of Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore and Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore. University of Michigan Biological Station, Douglas Lake, MI.
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