Vormela peregusna (Guldenstaedt 1770)

[Peregusna] peregusna Guldenstaedt 1770, Nova Comm. Imp. Acad. Sci. Petropoli, 14 (1): 441.

Type Locality: "habitat in campis apricis desertis Tanaicensibus" [U.S. S. R., Rostov Obl., steppes at lower Don River (Honacki et al., 1982)].

Vernacular Names: Marbled Polecat.

Subspecies::

Subspecies Vormela peregusna subsp. peregusna Guldenstaedt 1770

Subspecies Vormela peregusna subsp. koshewnikowi Satunin 1910

Subspecies Vormela peregusna subsp. negans Miller 1910

Subspecies Vormela peregusna subsp. pallidior Stroganov 1948

Subspecies Vormela peregusna subsp. syriaca Pocock 1936

Distribution: Afghanistan, Bulgaria, NC and W China, Greece, Iran, Kazakhstan, Macedonia, S Mongolia, Pakistan, Romania, Russia, Serbia, Syria, Tajikistan, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan.

Conservation: IUCN – Vulnerable as V. p. peregusna, otherwise Lower Risk (lc).

Discussion: Synonyms allocated according to Heptner et al. (1967).