Amazon weasel

Amazon weasel
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Carnivora
Family: Mustelidae
Genus: Neogale
Species:
N. africana
Binomial name
Neogale africana
(Desmarest, 1818)
Amazon weasel range
Synonyms

Mustela africana

The Amazon weasel (Neogale africana), also known as the tropical weasel, is a species of New World weasel native to South America. It was first identified from a museum specimen mislabelled as coming from Africa, hence the scientific name.[2]

  1. ^ Emmons, L.; Helgen, K. (2016). "Mustela africana". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T14025A45200982. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T14025A45200982.en. Retrieved 14 March 2022.
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