American ermine

American ermine
Near Beaverhill Lake, Alberta

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Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Carnivora
Family: Mustelidae
Genus: Mustela
Species:
M. richardsonii
Binomial name
Mustela richardsonii
Bonaparte, 1838
Subspecies

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Synonyms
  • Mustela erminea richardsonii
  • Neogale richardsonii

The American ermine or American stoat (Mustela richardsonii) is a species of mustelid native to most of North America. The specific epithet refers to Arctic explorer and naturalist John Richardson.

  1. ^ "NatureServe Explorer 2.0". explorer.natureserve.org. Retrieved 31 October 2022.