Mustela nivalis

species of mammal
Taxon taxon Q25311
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Summary

Mustela nivalis is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.38% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (18,649 views/month, #744 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Award received: Animal of the Year[3]
  • Taxon rank: species[4]
  • IUCN conservation status: Least Concern[5]
  • Parent taxon: weasel[6]
  • Taxon name: Mustela nivalis[7]
  • Commons category: Mustela nivalis[8]
  • Temporal range start: Chibanian[9]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Mustela nivalis[10]
  • Commons gallery: Mustela nivalis[11]
  • Described by source: Nordisk familjebok[12], Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[13], Mustela nivalis[14]
  • Has characteristic: viviparity[15]
  • This taxon is source of: lettice[16]
  • Short name: M. nivalis[17]
  • Taxon common name: Weasel[18], Comadreja[19], Belette d'Europe[20], Least Weasel[21], Mauswiesel[22], Zwergwiesel[23], Kleinwiesel[24], Hermännchen[25], wezel[26], belette[27], weasel, least weasel[28], lumikko[29], tori uaroa[30], 伶鼬[31]
  • Different from: caress[32]
  • Mass: 1.4[33]
  • Habitat: forest[34]
  • Gestation period: 35[35]

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Identifiers

Mustela nivalis's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 569428[36]. Mustela nivalis's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 36239[37]. Mustela nivalis's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 328586[38]. Mustela nivalis's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 5218987[39]. Mustela nivalis's ITIS TSN is recorded as 180554[40].

Why It Matters

Mustela nivalis has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[41] It is known by 94 alternative names across languages and contexts.[42]

FAQs

What awards did Mustela nivalis receive?

Honors received include Animal of the Year[3].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  35. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  36. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  37. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  38. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [41] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [42] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 19d ago · Jfpierce · 2026-09-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Has characteristic → viviparity
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  2. 7w ago · O Breixo · 2026-08-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Enciclopedia galega universal id → 115702
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  3. 8w ago · Yapy28 · 2026-08-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wordnet 3.1 synset id → 02445203-n
    Interlingual index id → i48480
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  4. 11w ago · Pierrotrgr · 2026-07-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Biblissima authority id → Tiputinia foetida
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  5. 15w ago · TadejM · 2026-07-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Taxon common name → Weasel, Comadreja, Belette d'Europe +28
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Taxon common name: mala podlasica"
  6. 20w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Gestation period → {'amount': '+35'}
    Temporal range start → Chibanian
    Diel cycle → diurnality, nocturnal
    Instance of → —
    + 19 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|1 */ National library of israel j9u id: 987007555874205171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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