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Rick & José van der Weijde | profile | all galleries >> Photo Archive >> Mammals (Zoogdieren) >> Otters, Weasels and Badgers (Marterachtigen) >> Least Weasel (Wezel) | tree view | thumbnails | slideshow | map |
Least Weasel - Mustela nivalis - Wezel
North-America, Europe, North-Africa and Asia. Introduced to New Zealand.
The following 10 subspecies are being recognised:
Mustela nivalis nivalis - Central-Europe to Central- and North-Asia;
Mustela nivalis rossica - East-Europe, Caucasia;
Mustela nivalis boccamela - South-Europe (Southwest-France, Italy) to Asia minor (Armenia);
Mustela nivalis numidicus - Northwest-Africa, Malta and Corsica;
Mustela nivalis namiyei - Japan to Kurile Islands;
Mustela nivalis aistoodonnivalis - Southwest-China;
Mustela nivalis eskimo - Alaska and Yukon in Canada;
Mustela nivalis rixosus - Canada, from British Columbia to Hudson Bay;
Mustela nivalis campestris - USA, Nebraska to South-Dakota and Iowa;
Mustela nivalis allegheniensis - USA, from Pennsylvania to Wisconsin, North-Indiana, Michigan and Ohio.
Of this species there are no Zoo Photo's available.