Mustela erminea Linnaeus, 1758
(Stoat)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesMustela erminea (Stoat)
GenusMustela (stoats, weasels, mink, polecats, ferrets)
FamilyMUSTELIDAE (stoats, weasels, mink, polecats, ferrets, otters, badgers, martens)
SuborderCANIFORMIA (a suborder of terrestrial mammals)
OrderCARNIVORA (carnivores)
ClassMAMMALIA (mammals)
SuperclassTETRAPODA (a superclass of unassigneds)
PhylumCHORDATA (vertebrates)
SuperphylumDEUTEROSTOMIA (deuterostomes)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
McDonald, R.A. 2002 The perfect disciple - the perfect hunter: the myths and realities of Mustela British Wildlife Vol 13, No 6: 419-426.

Mustela erminea (Stoat) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Mustela erminea (Stoat)
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