Amazon weasel

Amazon weasel
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Carnivora
Family:	Mustelidae
Genus:	Mustela
Species:	M. africana
Binomial name
Mustela africana Desmarest, 1818
Amazon weasel range

The Amazon weasel (Mustela africana), is a type of weasel. It is native to South America. It is also called the tropical weasel. It was first identified from a museum example that was not labeled well. The museum label said it was from Africa. That is why the scientific name is Mustela africana.^[2]

1. ↑ Emmons, L. & Helgen, K. (2008). "Mustela africana". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2008. Retrieved 6 March 2009.old-form url
2. ↑ Ramírez-Chaves, Héctor E.; Arango-Guerra, Heidi Liliana; Patterson, Bruce D. (2014-12-18). "Mustela africana (Carnivora: Mustelidae)". Mammalian Species. 46 (917): 110–115. doi:10.1644/917.1. ISSN 0076-3519. S2CID 85949056.