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Scientific Name
Mustela erminea
Scientific Name w/ Auth.
Mustela erminea Linnaeus, 1758
Park
Great Basin National Park (GRBA)
Sensitive
No
Park Accepted
Accepted
Record Status
Approved
Park Preferred Common Names
short-tailed weasel, Ermine
Park Synonyms
Mustela erminea muricus
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
voucher-MZV collection; Data Source: Mammals of Great Basin National Park, 2005 McDonald, K.A., Brown, J.H., 1992. Using Montane Mammals to Model Extinctions Due to Global Change. Conservation Biology 6, 409-415.
Nativeness
Native
Abundance
Common
Abundance Notes
at mid-high elevations montane species; predicted to go extinct by McDonald 1992
Management Tags
  • Management Priority
    predicted to go extinct by McDonald 1992; NPS senstive species
Seasonality Tags
  • Breeder
Threatened Endangered Status
State Species of Concern statuses
Ozone Sensitive Status
NatureServe GRank
NatureServe SRank
Observations
0
References
7
Vouchers
3
External Links
0
Evidence counts shown include evidence for related synonyms.
Created By
MED - I & M office
Created Date
2/11/2000 12:00:00 AM
Last Modified By
ebernard@nps.gov
Last Modified Date
6/2/2014 2:33:19 PM
Notes
Park Species Data Source: Converted from electronic file list.mdb by I & M Office.
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