MUSTELIDAE, Fischer, 1817
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https://doi.org/ 10.5281/zenodo.5714044 |
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https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6362999 |
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https://treatment.plazi.org/id/038F87D4-CA50-FFBF-CB30-3E15F9A0FA86 |
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MUSTELIDAE |
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Family MUSTELIDAE View in CoL
(WEASELS AND RELATIVES)
• Small- to medium-sized mammals with long bodies and short limbs.
• 13-195 cm. View Figure
• Holarctic, Neotropical, African, and Oriental regions. View Figure
• 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.
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