Mammalia - Carnivora - Mustelidae
Alternative combination: Mustela frenata
Synonyms: Mustela arizonensis Mearns 1891, Mustela gracilis Brown 1908, Mustela noveboracensis Emmons 1840, Mustela reliquus Hall 1960, Putorius arizonensis Mearns 1891, Putorius gracilis Brown 1908, Putorius noveboracensis Emmons 1840
Belongs to Neogale according to B.D. Patterson et al. 2021
See also Alroy 2002, Hall 1936, Hall 1960, Hall 1981 and Kurten and Anderson 1980
Sister taxa: Neogale africana, Neogale felipei, Neogale vison, Neovison macrodon
Ecology: scansorial carnivore-omnivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Canada (1: Alberta collection), Mexico (1), United States (29: Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Kansas, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, Tennessee, Utah, Virginia, West Virginia)
Total: 31 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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