Division of Natural Sciences, Bethel College, 1001 W. McKinley Ave., Mishawaka, IN 46545
Reference for:
Mustela
Expert:
Alfred L. Gardner
Notes:
Curator of North American mammals and Chief of Mammal Section, National Biological Service, Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of Natural History, Washington, DC, USA
Reference for:
Mustela
Expert:
Alan Shabel
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Continuing Lecturer, Department of Integrative Biology, University of California, Berkeley, USA
Reference for:
Mustela
Source(s):
Source:
NODC Taxonomic Code
Acquired:
1996-07-29
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Reference for:
Mustela
Publication(s):
Author(s)/Editor(s):
Banks, R. C., R. W. McDiarmid, and A. L. Gardner
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
1987-01-01 / 1987-01-01
Article/Chapter Title:
Checklist of Vertebrates of the United States, the U.S. Territories, and Canada
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
Resource Publication, no. 166
Page(s):
79
Publisher:
United States Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service
Publication Place:
Washington, D.C., USA
ISBN/ISSN:
/
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Reference for:
Mustela
Author(s)/Editor(s):
Wilson, Don E., and DeeAnn M. Reeder, eds.
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
1992-01-01 / 1993-01-01
Article/Chapter Title:
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, 2nd ed., 3rd printing
Page(s):
xviii + 1207
Publisher:
Smithsonian Institution Press
Publication Place:
Washington, DC, USA
ISBN/ISSN:
1-56098-217-9/
Notes:
Corrections were made to text at 3rd printing
Reference for:
Mustela
Author(s)/Editor(s):
Wilson, Don E., and DeeAnn M. Reeder, eds.
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
2005-10-01 / 2005-10-01
Article/Chapter Title:
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, 3rd ed., vols. 1 & 2
Page(s):
2142
Publisher:
Johns Hopkins University Press
Publication Place:
Baltimore, Maryland, USA
ISBN/ISSN:
0-8018-8221-4/
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Reference for:
Mustela
Author(s)/Editor(s):
Harding, Larisa E., and Felisa A. Smith
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
2009-09-01 / 2009-09-01
Article/Chapter Title:
Mustela or Vison? Evidence for the taxonomic status of the American mink and a distinct biogeographic radiation of American weasels
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, vol. 52, no. 3
Page(s):
632-642
Publisher:
Publication Place:
ISBN/ISSN:
/1055-7903
Notes:
doi: 10.1016/j.ympev.2009.05.036
Reference for:
Mustela
Mustela: Geographic Information
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Jurisdiction/Origin:
Mustela: Comments
Comment:
Harding and Smith (2009:639) note that the American Mink (treated as Neovison vison in Wilson and Reeder eds. 2005), together with America weasels M. frenata, felipei, and africana, represents a New World radiation distinct from Eurasian Mustela. They propose these species be recognized as a genus separate from Mustela, arguing that, despite an earlier claim that it could not be used for a North American group, the senior available & applicable genus name for the group should be Vison Gray, 1843. Since Harding & Smith also argued that additional studies should be undertaken before taking this action, ITIS is currently recognizing both the New World and Old World radiations of Mustela in genus Mustela pending further research