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Mustela nivalis

Linnaeus, 1766
Chordata » Carnivora » Mustelidae » Mustela nivalis
Common name (English)
Least weasel
Common name (Greek)
Νυφίτσα
Global distribution

Europe & Northern Asia (excluding China) 373 0; North America 132 0; Southern Asia 128 0

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Establishment status
Extinct
Establishment status detail

Alien: probably introduced by the Phoenicians (Rodrigues et al. 2016)

Known only from fossils

Online resource
http://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=1…
Pathway
ESCAPE FROM CONFINEMENT
References

Rodrigues M, Bos AR, Schembri PJ, de Lima RF, Lymberakis P, Perpal L, Cento M, Ruette S, Ozkurt SO, Santos-Reis M, Merila J, Fernandes C (2016) Origin and introduction history of the least weasel (Mustela nivalis) on Mediterranean and Atlantic islands inferred from genetic data. Biological Invasions 19(1): 399-421. https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10530-016-1287-y

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