Mustela altaica Pallas 1811
40. Altai Mountain Weasel Mustela altaica French: Belette des montagnes / German: Altai-Wiesel / Spanish: Comadreja de montana Taxonomy. Mustela altaica Pallas, 1811, Altai Mountains, China. Monotypic. Distribution. Altai, Tien Shan, Pamir, and Himalayan ranges; also C, W, SW & NE China, Mongoli...
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ftdatacite:10.5281/zenodo.5714130 2023-05-15T18:50:16+02:00 Mustela altaica Pallas 1811 Wilson, Don E. Mittermeier, Russell A. 2009 https://dx.doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5714130 https://zenodo.org/record/5714130 unknown Zenodo http://publication.plazi.org/id/FFB6FFACCA50FFBFCA653C08FF86FF9C https://zenodo.org/communities/biosyslit https://dx.doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5714044 http://publication.plazi.org/id/FFB6FFACCA50FFBFCA653C08FF86FF9C https://dx.doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6363030 https://dx.doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5714247 https://dx.doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5714131 https://zenodo.org/communities/biosyslit Open Access Creative Commons Zero v1.0 Universal https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/legalcode cc0-1.0 info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess CC0 Biodiversity Taxonomy Animalia Chordata Mammalia Carnivora Mustelidae Mustela Mustela altaica article-journal ScholarlyArticle Taxonomic treatment Text 2009 ftdatacite https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5714130 https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5714044 https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6363030 https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5714247 https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5714131 2022-04-01T15:36:30Z 40. Altai Mountain Weasel Mustela altaica French: Belette des montagnes / German: Altai-Wiesel / Spanish: Comadreja de montana Taxonomy. Mustela altaica Pallas, 1811, Altai Mountains, China. Monotypic. Distribution. Altai, Tien Shan, Pamir, and Himalayan ranges; also C, W, SW & NE China, Mongolia, and Russia (S & SE Siberia) to North Korea. Descriptive notes. Head-body 22.4-28.7 cm (males), 21.7-24.9 cm fen tail 10.8-14.5 cm (males), 9-11.7 cm (females); weight 217-350 g (males), 122-220 g (females), adult males are slightly larger than females; the tail is more than 40% of the head and body length. The Altai Mountain Weasel has a long, slender body and short limbs. The summer pelage is grayish-brown; in winter, the dorsal pelage is yellowish-brown, with pale undersides. The tail is the same color as the upperparts. The feet are white. The skull has a short rostrum and a long cerebral cranium. Habitat. Alpine meadows, steppes and forests, from 1500 to 4000 m. Food and Feeding. The diet includes small mammals (rodents, pikas, and rabbits), small birds, lizards, frogs, fish, insects, and berries. Altai Mountain Weasels search for prey around rock crevices, brushy areas, and uprooted trees, often investigating prey burrows. Activity pattern. Mainly nocturnal or crepuscular. Den/rest sites are in rock crevices, among tree roots, or in rodent burrows. Movements, Home range and Social organization. Mainly terrestrial, but also climbs and swim well. Breeding. In Kazakh, mating occurs in February or March. Gestation is 35-50 days. Litter size is two to eight; lactation last two months. Status and Conservation. Classified as Near Threatened in The IUCN Red List. Very little 1s known about the Altai Mountain Weasel and field studies are needed to learn more about its natural history, ecology, and conservation status. It is oflittle importance in the fur trade, but is occasionally hunted and may be susceptible to habitat conversion. Bibliography. Lunde & Musser (2003), Meiri et al. (2007), Pocock (1941a), Stroganov (1969), Van Bree & Boeadi (1978), Wozencraft (2005, 2008). : Published as part of Don E. Wilson & Russell A. Mittermeier, 2009, Mustelidae, pp. 564-656 in Handbook of the Mammals of the World – Volume 1 Carnivores, Barcelona :Lynx Edicions on page 649, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.5714044 Text Lunde Lynx Siberia DataCite Metadata Store (German National Library of Science and Technology) Bree ENVELOPE(9.466,9.466,62.617,62.617) Burrows ENVELOPE(163.650,163.650,-74.300,-74.300) Lunde ENVELOPE(50.467,50.467,-66.967,-66.967) |
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40. Altai Mountain Weasel Mustela altaica French: Belette des montagnes / German: Altai-Wiesel / Spanish: Comadreja de montana Taxonomy. Mustela altaica Pallas, 1811, Altai Mountains, China. Monotypic. Distribution. Altai, Tien Shan, Pamir, and Himalayan ranges; also C, W, SW & NE China, Mongolia, and Russia (S & SE Siberia) to North Korea. Descriptive notes. Head-body 22.4-28.7 cm (males), 21.7-24.9 cm fen tail 10.8-14.5 cm (males), 9-11.7 cm (females); weight 217-350 g (males), 122-220 g (females), adult males are slightly larger than females; the tail is more than 40% of the head and body length. The Altai Mountain Weasel has a long, slender body and short limbs. The summer pelage is grayish-brown; in winter, the dorsal pelage is yellowish-brown, with pale undersides. The tail is the same color as the upperparts. The feet are white. The skull has a short rostrum and a long cerebral cranium. Habitat. Alpine meadows, steppes and forests, from 1500 to 4000 m. Food and Feeding. The diet includes small mammals (rodents, pikas, and rabbits), small birds, lizards, frogs, fish, insects, and berries. Altai Mountain Weasels search for prey around rock crevices, brushy areas, and uprooted trees, often investigating prey burrows. Activity pattern. Mainly nocturnal or crepuscular. Den/rest sites are in rock crevices, among tree roots, or in rodent burrows. Movements, Home range and Social organization. Mainly terrestrial, but also climbs and swim well. Breeding. In Kazakh, mating occurs in February or March. Gestation is 35-50 days. Litter size is two to eight; lactation last two months. Status and Conservation. Classified as Near Threatened in The IUCN Red List. Very little 1s known about the Altai Mountain Weasel and field studies are needed to learn more about its natural history, ecology, and conservation status. It is oflittle importance in the fur trade, but is occasionally hunted and may be susceptible to habitat conversion. Bibliography. Lunde & Musser (2003), Meiri et al. (2007), Pocock (1941a), Stroganov (1969), Van Bree & Boeadi (1978), Wozencraft (2005, 2008). : Published as part of Don E. Wilson & Russell A. Mittermeier, 2009, Mustelidae, pp. 564-656 in Handbook of the Mammals of the World – Volume 1 Carnivores, Barcelona :Lynx Edicions on page 649, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.5714044 |
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