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Putorius nigripes (black-footed ferret)
Taxonomy
Putorius nigripes was named by Audubon and Bachman (1851). It is extant.
It was recombined as Mustela nigripes by Schultz and Howard (1935), Kurten and Anderson (1980), Anderson et al. (1986) and Mead and Mead (1989).
It was recombined as Mustela nigripes by Schultz and Howard (1935), Kurten and Anderson (1980), Anderson et al. (1986) and Mead and Mead (1989).
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1851 | Putorius nigripes Audubon and Bachman |
| 1935 | Mustela nigripes Schultz and Howard p. 283 |
| 1980 | Mustela nigripes Kurten and Anderson p. 152 |
| 1986 | Mustela nigripes Anderson et al. p. 15 |
| 1989 | Mustela nigripes Mead and Mead p. 149 |
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Putorius nigripes Audubon and Bachman 1851 [black-footed ferret]
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Diagnosis
| Reference | Diagnosis | |
|---|---|---|
| E. Anderson et al. 1986 | Mustela nigripies is a mink-sized mustelid weighing 645-1125 g. Upper parts yellowish buff, occasionally whitish, espe- cially on the face and venter; feet black; black mask across the eyes, particularly well de- fined in young animals; tail black tipped. Skull is relatively short and broad; mastoid process is notably angular (Hillman and Clark 1980). Closely resembles M. eversmanni, the steppe ferret of Eurasia. Differs from M. putorius, the European ferret,and M.vison, the American mink, in being light colored with black markings; the latter two species are uniformly dark colored, and M. p. furo, the domestic ferret, is uniformly light colored, often albinistic. |