Scientific Name
Neovison vison
Scientific Name w/ Auth.
Neovison vison (Schreber, 1777)
Park
Great Smoky Mountains National Park (GRSM)
Sensitive
No
Park Accepted
Accepted
Record Status
Approved
Park Preferred Common Names
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
Occurrence Notes
on Park list
Nativeness
Native
Abundance
Uncommon
Seasonality Tags
- Breeder
Park Rank Tags
- Park infrequent
Species Record Status Tags
- Pre 1998
Taxa Group Tags
- Mammal
Threatened Endangered Status
State Species of Concern statuses
Ozone Sensitive Status
NatureServe GRank
NatureServe SRank
Observations
3
References
Vouchers
0
External Links
0
Evidence counts shown include evidence for related synonyms.
Created By
KStraub@nps.gov
Created Date
11/2/2018 1:08:36 PM
Last Modified By
kstraub@nps.gov
Last Modified Date
6/3/2020 11:45:54 AM
Notes
Species Notes: Includes MMACRODON (sea mink, extinct), formerly regarded as a species distinct from MVISONSee Humphrey and Setzer (1989) for the description of a new subspecies, HALILIMNETES, from coastal northwestern FloridaA study of skull varia
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