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Neovison

Osteichthyes - Carnivora - Mustelidae

Taxonomy
Neovison was named by Baryshnikov and Abramov (1997). It is extant.

It was synonymized subjectively with Neogale by Patterson et al. (2021).

It was assigned to Mustelinae by Sealfon (2007); and to Mustelidae by Baryshnikov (2009), Eshelman et al. (2025).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1997Neovison Baryshnikov and Abramov
2007Neovison Sealfon p. 371
2009Neovison Baryshnikov p. 75
2025Neovison Eshelman et al. p. 132

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
Tetrapoda
Reptiliomorpha
Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
Cotylosauria()
Amniota
subclassSynapsida
Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
Mammaliamorpha
Mammaliaformes
RankNameAuthor
classMammalia
Cladotheria
Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
Eutheria()
Placentalia
Boreoeutheria
Laurasiatheria
Scrotifera
Ferae()
Pancarnivora
CarnivoramorphaWyss and Flynn 1993
CarnivoraformesFlynn et al.
orderCarnivora
suborderCaniformiaKretzoi 1943
infraorderCanoidea(Simpson 1931)
superfamilyArctoideaFlower 1869
Mustelida
familyMustelidaeBatsch 1788
genusNeovisonBaryshnikov and Abramov 1997

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

G. Neovison Baryshnikov and Abramov 1997
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Neovison macrodon Prentiss 1903 [sea mink]
Invalid names: Lutreola vison antiquus Loomis 1911 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available