Mustelidae Fischer 1817

Family MUSTELIDAE (WEASELS AND RELATIVES) • Small- to medium-sized mammals with long bodies and short limbs. • 13-195 cm. • Holarctic, Neotropical, African, and Oriental regions. • Forests, grasslands, tundras and oceans, from the Arctic to the tropics. • 22 genera, 57 species, at least 217 extant t...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Don E. Wilson, Russell A. Mittermeier
Format: Other/Unknown Material
Language:unknown
Published: Lynx Edicions 2009
Subjects:
Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Chordata
Mammalia
Carnivora
Mustelidae
Arctic
Lynx
Online Access:https://zenodo.org/record/6362999
https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6362999
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Summary:Family MUSTELIDAE (WEASELS AND RELATIVES) • Small- to medium-sized mammals with long bodies and short limbs. • 13-195 cm. • Holarctic, Neotropical, African, and Oriental regions. • Forests, grasslands, tundras and oceans, from the Arctic to the tropics. • 22 genera, 57 species, at least 217 extant taxa. • 7 species Endangered, 5 species Vulnerable; 1 species Extinct since 1600. 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 564, DOI:10.5281/zenodo.5714044

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