Mustela erminea
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Summary
Mustela erminea is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.066% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (24,582 views/month, #128 of 195,241).[2]
Key Facts
- Award received: Q109758751[3]
- Taxon rank: species[4]
- IUCN conservation status: Least Concern[5]
- Parent taxon: weasel[6]
- Endemic to: Alaska[7]
- Taxon name: Mustela erminea[8]
- Commons category: Mustela erminea[9]
- Topic's main category: Category:Mustela erminea[10]
- Commons gallery: Mustela erminea[11]
- Main food source: European Rabbit[12], Arvicola amphibius[13], European hamster[14], Ochotona[15]
- Described by source: Explanatory Dictionary of the Living Great Russian Language[16], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[17], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[18], Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[19], Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[20], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[21], Mustela erminea[22]
- This taxon is source of: miniver[23], ermine[24]
- Short name: M. erminea[25]
- Taxon common name: Stoat[26], Hermelin[27], Armiño[28], Hermine[29], Горностай[30], Ermine[31], Short-tailed Weasel[32], Großwiesel[33], Kurzschwanzwiesel[34], hermelijn[35], stoat, ermine[36], Hermelin, Grosse Wiesel[37], kärppä[38], 白鼬[39]
- Height: 0.2475 m[40]
- Mass: 0.219 kg[41]
- Life expectancy: 5 years[42]
- Habitat: shrubland[43], forest[44]
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Identifiers
Mustela erminea's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 36723[45]. Mustela erminea's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 328587[46]. Mustela erminea's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 5219019[47]. Mustela erminea's ITIS TSN is recorded as 180555[48].
Discovery and Description
Things named for Mustela erminea include Riga-class frigate[49], a ship class[50]; Oulun Kärpät[51], an ice hockey team[52], in Finland[53], founded in 1946[54]; Order of the Ermine[55], an order of chivalry[56], founded in 1381[57]; and ermine[58].
Why It Matters
Mustela erminea has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[59] It is known by 74 alternative names across languages and contexts.[60]
Entities named for it include Riga-class frigate[49], a ship class[50]; Oulun Kärpät[51], an ice hockey team[52], in Finland[53], founded in 1946[54]; Order of the Ermine[55], an order of chivalry[56], founded in 1381[57]; and ermine[58].
FAQs
What awards did Mustela erminea receive?
Honors received include Q109758751[3].