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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Lynx Edicions
2009
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6362999 http://treatment.plazi.org/id/038F87D4CA50FFBFCB303E15F9A0FA86 |
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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