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
Establishment status detail
Alien: probably introduced by the Phoenicians (Rodrigues et al. 2016)
Known only from fossils
Pathway
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