Scientific Name
Mustela nivalis
Scientific Name w/ Auth.
Mustela nivalis Linnaeus, 1766
Park
Theodore Roosevelt National Park (THRO)
Sensitive
No
Park Accepted
Accepted
Record Status
Approved
Park Preferred Common Names
LEAST WEASEL
Park Synonyms
Taxonomic Hierarchy
Kingdom | Animalia |
Subkingdom | Bilateria |
Infrakingdom | Deuterostomia |
Phylum | Chordata |
Subphylum | Vertebrata |
Infraphylum | Gnathostomata |
Superclass | Tetrapoda |
Class | Mammalia |
Subclass | Theria |
Infraclass | Eutheria |
Order | Carnivora |
Suborder | Caniformia |
Family | Mustelidae |
Subfamily | Mustelinae |
Genus | Mustela |
Species | Mustela nivalis |
Occurrence
Present
Occurrence Notes
Mike Oehler (park wildlife biologist) has seen them many times in the winter.; Data Source: Mike Oehler pers.comm.
Nativeness
Native
Abundance
Unknown
Threatened Endangered Status
State Species of Concern statuses
Ozone Sensitive Status
NatureServe GRank
NatureServe SRank
Observations
0
References
0
Vouchers
0
External Links
0
Evidence counts shown include evidence for related synonyms.
Created By
BLA - I&M Office.
Created Date
2/1/2001 12:00:00 AM
Last Modified By
Marcia Wilson
Last Modified Date
9/16/2005 12:00:00 AM
Notes
Park Species Detail: Additional fields from the data source include the following: DOCUMENTATION = 4 - Written record, no voucher specimen, not associated with scientific study.; SPECIAL STATUS = 7 - Not listed.; DISTRIBUTION = 3 - No information on the species' distribution in the park is available.; RESIDENT STATUS = 5 - Accidental/rare record of species in park.; ABUNDANCE = 4 - No census data exists.; DATABASE = 3 - Information not computerized, but maintained in an organized, systematic manual fashion.;, Park Species Data Source: Converted from THRO data sets 'Throfa~1.xls' and 'Throfl~3.xls' by the I&M Office.
Legacy NPSpecies information may no longer be applicable, please remove if it is not applicable.
In legacy NPSpecies Residency was Unknown with comment: Mike Oehler assumes breeder.
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