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Mustela nivalis subpalmata  Hemprich and Ehrenberg, 1833
Taxonomic Serial No.: 1086576

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 Taxonomy and Nomenclature
       
  Kingdom: Animalia  
  Taxonomic Rank: Subspecies  
  Synonym(s): Mustela subpalmata Hemprich and Ehrenberg, 1833
  
  Common Name(s): Egyptian Weasel [English]
  
       
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  Current Standing: valid  
       
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  Record Credibility Rating: verified - standards met  
       

 Taxonomic Hierarchy
       
 KingdomAnimalia  – Animal, animaux, animals  
    SubkingdomBilateria  – triploblasts  
       InfrakingdomDeuterostomia   
          PhylumChordata  – cordés, cordado, chordates  
             SubphylumVertebrata  – vertebrado, vertébrés, vertebrates  
                InfraphylumGnathostomata   
                   SuperclassTetrapoda   
                      ClassMammalia Linnaeus, 1758 – mammifères, mamífero, mammals  
                         SubclassTheria Parker and Haswell, 1897  
                            InfraclassEutheria Gill, 1872  
                               OrderCarnivora Bowdich, 1821 – cachorro do mato, carnívoro, gato do mato, lontra, carnivores, carnivores  
                                  SuborderCaniformia Kretzoi, 1938 – dog-like carnivores  
                                     FamilyMustelidae G. Fischer von Waldheim, 1817 – mustelids  
                                        SubfamilyMustelinae G. Fischer von Waldheim, 1817 – minks, polecats, ermines, ferrets, weasels  
                                           GenusMustela Linnaeus, 1758 – polecats, ermines, ferrets, minks, weasels  
                                              SpeciesMustela nivalis Linnaeus, 1766 – Least Weasel, belette pygmée  
                                                 SubspeciesMustela nivalis subpalmata Hemprich and Ehrenberg, 1833 – Egyptian Weasel  
       

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  Author(s)/Editor(s): Rodrigues, Mónica, Arthur R. Bos, Richard Hoath, Patrick J. Schembri, Petros Lymberakis, et al.  
  Publication Date: 2016   
  Article/Chapter Title: Taxonomic status and origin of the Egyptian weasel (Mustela subpalmata) inferred from mitochondrial DNA   
  Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.: Genetica, vol. 144   
  Page(s): 191-202   
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  ISBN/ISSN: 1573-6857   
  Notes: doi: 10.1007/s10709-016-9889-y   
  Reference for: Mustela nivalis subpalmata   
       

 Geographic Information
       
  Geographic Division: Africa  
       
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 Comments
       
  Comment: 'Our data suggests that subpalmata and nivalis are conspecific, but we do not have reasons (and further research would be needed for that) to consider subpalmata as synonymous to any of the nivalis subspecies [...] Given its distinctiveness in terms of morphology, ecology and behavior, the best treatment is probably to consider it a subspecies on its own (this is, Mustela nivalis subpalmata)' (Mónica Rodrigues, pers. comm. 31/01/2018)  
 

 

    

 
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