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Scientific Name
Mustela erminea
Scientific Name w/ Auth.
Mustela erminea Linnaeus, 1758
Park
Yukon-Charley Rivers National Preserve (YUCH)
Sensitive
No
Park Accepted
Accepted
Record Status
Approved
Park Preferred Common Names
Ermine, Short-tailed weasel
Park Synonyms
Taxonomic Hierarchy
KingdomAnimalia
SubkingdomBilateria
Infrakingdom Deuterostomia
PhylumChordata
SubphylumVertebrata
Infraphylum Gnathostomata
SuperclassTetrapoda
ClassMammalia
SubclassTheria
InfraclassEutheria
OrderCarnivora
SuborderCaniformia
FamilyMustelidae
SubfamilyMustelinae
GenusMustela
SpeciesMustela erminea
Occurrence
Present
Occurrence Notes
A single ermine was observed during NPS inventories. A single voucher specimen indicates the presence of ermine within the park.; Data Source: Cook and MacDonald (2001)
Nativeness
Native
Nativeness Notes
Data Source: University of Alaska Museum
Abundance
Common
Abundance Notes
Data Source: Britten & McIntyre 1986
Threatened Endangered Status
State Species of Concern statuses
Ozone Sensitive Status
NatureServe GRank
NatureServe SRank
Observations
0
References
5
Vouchers
1
External Links
0
Evidence counts shown include evidence for related synonyms.
Created By
cc at aknhp
Created Date
10/30/2001 12:00:00 AM
Last Modified By
Aren Gunderson
Last Modified Date
10/18/2005 12:00:00 AM
Notes
Park Species Data Source: Young, Steven B., ed. 1976. The Environment of the Yukon-Charley Rivers area, Alaska. Wolcott, VT: Center for Northern Studies. 368 pp. (Contributions from the Center for Northern Studies; v. 9) Legacy NPSpecies information may no longer be applicable, please remove if it is not applicable. In legacy NPSpecies Residency was Unknown with comment: Not enough is currently known about this species within the park to make a determination on residency.; Data Source: University of Alaska Museum
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