Mustela itatsi Temminck 1844

Mustela itatsi Temminck 1844, Fauna Japonica, Mamm., Vol. 34: pl. vii, fig. 2.

Type Locality: " Japan." .

Vernacular Names: Japanese Weasel.

Synonyms: Mustela asaii Kuroda 1943; Mustela katsurai Kishida 1931; Mustela natsi Temminck 1844; Mustela sho Kuroda 1924 .

Distribution: Japan. Introduced to Russia (Sakhalin).

Discussion: Abramov (2000), Kurose et al. (2000), and Graphodatsky et al. (1976) supported separation of itatsi from sibirica . Abramov (1999) placed it in the subgenus Kolonokus .