Mustela itatsi Temminck 1844

Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn, 2005, Order Carnivora, Mammal Species of the World: a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3 rd Edition), Volume 1, Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins University Press, pp. 532-628 : 615

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scientific name	Mustela itatsi Temminck 1844
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Mustela itatsi Temminck 1844 View in CoL

Mustela itatsi Temminck 1844 View in CoL , 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 .