Mustela formosana

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Taiwan high mountain least weasel
Conservation status
Data Deficient
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Mammalia Subclass: Theria Infraclass: Eutheria Order: Carnivora Family: Mustelidae Subfamily: Mustelinae Genus: Mustela Species: M. formosana
Binomial name
Mustela formosana Lin et Harada, 1998

Taiwan high mountain least weasel (Mustela formosana) is newly described species endemic to the mountains of Taiwan. This species has a pure white coat on the underbelly that is clearly different from the color on the topside. Recent DNA analysis confirms that taiwan weasel is close related to Japanese least weasel and their lines diverged about a hundred thousand years ago. Details about its ecology are still unclear.

[edit] External links

• Biolib Mustela formosana on list.
• Least Weasel. A Mysterious Mountain Dweller: The Taiwan High Mountain.

[edit] References

v • d • e Extant species of family Mustelidae Kingdom: Animalia · Phylum: Chordata · Class: Mammalia · Order: Carnivora · Suborder: Caniformia Lutrinae Aonyx African Clawless Otter (Aonyx capensis) · Oriental Small-clawed Otter (Aonyx cinerea) Enhydra Sea otter (Enhydra lutris) Lontra Northern River Otter (Lontra canadensis) · Southern River Otter (Lontra provocax) · Neotropical River Otter (Lontra longicaudis) · Marine Otter (Lontra felina) Lutra Eurasian otter (Lutra lutra) · Hairy-nosed Otter (Lutra sumatrana) Hydrictis Speckle-throated Otter (Hydrictis maculicollis) Lutrogale Smooth-coated Otter (Lutrogale perspicillata) Pteronura Giant Otter (Pteronura brasiliensis) Melinae Arctonyx Hog Badger (Arctonyx collaris) Meles Eurasian Badger (Meles meles) Melogale Everett's Ferret Badger (Melogale everetti) · Chinese Ferret Badger (Melogale moschata) · Javan Ferret-badger (Melogale orientalis) · Burmese Ferret Badger (Melogale personata) Mydaus Palawan Stink Badger (Mydaus marchei) · Javan Stink Badger (Mydaus javanensis) Mellivorinae Mellivora Honey Badger (Mellivora capensis) Taxideinae Taxidea American Badger (Taxidea taxus) Mustelinae Eira Tayra (Eira barbara) Galictis Lesser Grison (Galictis cuja) · Greater Grison (Galictis vittata) Gulo Wolverine (Gulo gulo) Ictonyx Saharan Striped Polecat (Ictonyx libyca) · Striped Polecat (Ictonyx striatus) Lyncodon Patagonian Weasel (Lyncodon patagonicus) Martes American Marten (Martes americana) · Yellow-throated Marten (Martes flavigula) · Beech Marten (Martes foina) · Nilgiri Marten (Martes gwatkinsii) · Pine Marten (Martes martes) · Japanese Marten (Martes melampus) · Fisher (Martes pennanti) · Sable (Martes zibellina) Mustela Tropical Weasel (Mustela africana) · Mountain Weasel (Mustela altaica) · Stoat (Mustela erminea) · Steppe Polecat (Mustela eversmannii) · Colombian Weasel (Mustela felipei) · Taiwan high-mountain least weasel (Mustela formosana) · Long-tailed Weasel (Mustela frenata) · Japanese weasel (Mustela itatsi) · Yellow-bellied Weasel (Mustela kathiah) · European Mink (Mustela lutreola) · Indonesian Mountain Weasel (Mustela lutreolina) · Black-footed Ferret (Mustela nigripes) · Least Weasel (Mustela nivalis) · Malayan Weasel (Mustela nudipes) · European Polecat (Mustela putorius) · Siberian Weasel (Mustela sibirica) · Black-striped Weasel (Mustela strigidorsa) · Egyptian weasel (Mustela subpalmata) · American Mink (Mustela vison) Poecilogale African Striped Weasel (Poecilogale albinucha) Vormela Marbled Polecat (Vormela peregusna) Category

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