American ermine | |
---|---|
![]() | |
Near Beaverhill Lake, Alberta | |
Scientific 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 | |
See text | |
Synonyms | |
|
The American ermine or American stoat (Mustela richardsonii) is a species of mustelid native to most of North America.