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Scientific Name

Mustela vison

Scientific Name w/ Auth.

Mustela vison Schreber, 1777

Park

Booker T. Washington National Monument (BOWA)

Sensitive

No

Park Accepted

Accepted

Record Status

Approved

Park Preferred Common Names

American mink

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 vison

Occurrence

Present

Occurrence Notes

Data Source: Brad Ross, Mammal taxa expert, 3/16/2006.

Nativeness

Native

Nativeness Notes

Data Source: Brad Ross, Mammal taxa expert, 3/16/2006.

Abundance

Occasional

Abundance Notes

Data Source: Brad Ross, Mammal taxa expert, 3/16/2006.

Management Tags

Exploitation Concern
Valuable Furbearer--Brad Ross, Mammal taxa expert, 3/16/2006.

Threatened Endangered Status

State Species of Concern statuses

Ozone Sensitive Status

NatureServe GRank

NatureServe SRank

Observations

0

References

2

Vouchers

0

External Links

0

Evidence counts shown include evidence for related synonyms.

Created By

sac - I & M Office

Created Date

12/16/1999 12:00:00 AM

Last Modified By

Jennifer Stingelin Keefer

Last Modified Date

3/16/2006 12:00:00 AM

Notes

Park Species Detail: Sampled in riparian habitat., Park Species Data Source: Litton and Rabenau, 1985. NPBIB-74003., Accepted Detail: The following sources were used to certify this species record: (1) Burt, W. H. and R. P. Grossenheider. 1980. A field guide to the mammals: North America north of Mexico. Third edition. Houghton Mifflin Company. Boston, MA. (2) Merritt, J. F. 1987. Guide to the mammals of Pennsylvania. University of Pittsburgh Press. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. (3) Integrated Taxonomic Information System Database. February 2006. http://www.itis.usda.gov/. (4) National Biological Information Infrastructure. February 2006. http://www.nbii.gov/index.html. Legacy NPSpecies information may no longer be applicable, please remove if it is not applicable. In legacy NPSpecies Residency was Unknown with comment: Data Source: Brad Ross, Mammal taxa expert, 3/16/2006.

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