Scientific Name
Neovison vison
Scientific Name w/ Auth.
Neovison vison (Schreber, 1777)
Park
Blue Ridge Parkway (BLRI)
Sensitive
No
Park Accepted
Accepted
Record Status
Approved
Park Preferred Common Names
American mink
Park Synonyms
Mustela vison
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 | Neovison vison |
Occurrence
Present
Nativeness
Native
Nativeness Notes
Data Source: Britzke, E. 2007. Mammal Inventory of Blue Ridge Parkway, North Carolina and Virginia. Final report submitted to the NPS, Appalachian Highlands I&M Network, 34pp.; Knowles, T, M. Steele, and P. Weigl. 1989. Survey of rare and endangered vertebrates of the Blue Ridge Parkway in North Carolina, Report to NPS, Wake Forest University, 175pp.; Catlin, D. 1984. A Naturalist's Blue Ridge Parkway, University of TN Press, Knoxville, 208pp; Webster, W., J. Parnell, and W. Biggs, Jr., 1985. Mammals of the Carolinas, Virginia, and Maryland, University of NC Press, Chapel Hill, 255pp; Wilson, D. and S. Ruff. 1999. North American Mammals, Smithsonian Institution Press, 750pp;
Abundance
Occasional
Abundance Notes
Data Source: Britzke, E. 2007. Mammal Inventory of Blue Ridge Parkway, North Carolina and Virginia. Final report submitted to the NPS, Appalachian Highlands I&M Network, 34pp.; Knowles, T, M. Steele, and P. Weigl. 1989. Survey of rare and endangered vertebrates of the Blue Ridge Parkway in North Carolina, Report to NPS, Wake Forest University, 175pp.; Catlin, D. 1984. A Naturalist's Blue Ridge Parkway, University of TN Press, Knoxville, 208pp; Wilson, D. and S. Ruff. 1999. North American Mammals, Smithsonian Institution Press, 750pp; Webster, W., J. Parnell, and W. Biggs, Jr., 1985. Mammals of the Carolinas, Virginia, and Maryland, University of NC Press, Chapel Hill, 255pp;
Seasonality Tags
-
Breeder
Data Source: Britzke, E. 2007. Mammal Inventory of Blue Ridge Parkway, North Carolina and Virginia. Final report submitted to the NPS, Appalachian Highlands I&M Network, 34pp.; Knowles, T, M. Steele, and P. Weigl. 1989. Survey of rare and endangered vertebrates of the Blue Ridge Parkway in North Carolina, Report to NPS, Wake Forest University, 175pp.; Catlin, D. 1984. A Naturalist's Blue Ridge Parkway, University of TN Press, Knoxville, 208pp
Threatened Endangered Status
State Species of Concern statuses
Ozone Sensitive Status
NatureServe GRank
NatureServe SRank
Observations
0
References
Vouchers
1
External Links
0
Evidence counts shown include evidence for related synonyms.
Created By
sjd-MACA
Created Date
10/25/2000 12:00:00 AM
Last Modified By
eraskin@nps.gov
Last Modified Date
7/24/2018 12:30:53 PM
Notes
Park Species Data Source: Teague 2000
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