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Mustelidaebadgers, otters, weasels, and relatives
Identification
Neovison vison (American mink)
Date Taken
February 1, 2001
Location
Along the south fork of the Eel River in Humboldt County, California
Caption
These mink (Neovison vison) tracks were found along the south fork of the Eel River in February, 2001. Although mink hunt near water, it is uncommon to find mink tracks here. They are around, but are not often seen because of their nocturnal habits. This photo shows a pair of overlapping mink tracks. The claw marks are barely visible on a couple of toes here.
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Kim Cabrera (photographer; copyright holder; identification)
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Classification
- Kingdom Animalia animals
- Phylum Chordata chordates
- Subphylum Vertebrata vertebrates
- Class Mammalia mammals
- Order Carnivora carnivores
- Family Mustelidae badgers, otters, weasels, and relatives
Related Taxa
- Genus Aonyx clawless otters
- Species Arctonyx collaris hog badger
- Species Eira barbara tayra
- Species Enhydra lutris sea otter
- Species Galictis cuja lesser grison
- Species Galictis vittata greater grison
- Species Gulo gulo wolverine
- Species Hydrictis maculicollis spotted-necked otter
- Species Ictonyx striatus striped polecat
- Species Lontra canadensis northern river otter
- Species Lontra felina marine otter
- Species Lontra longicaudis neotropical river otter
- Species Lontra provocax southern river otter
- Species Lutra lutra European otter
- Species Lutrogale perspicillata smooth-coated otter
- Species Lyncodon patagonicus Patagonian weasel
- Genus Martes martens
- Species Meles anakuma Japanese badger
- Species Meles leucurus Asian badger
- Species Meles meles Eurasian badger
- Species Mellivora capensis honey badger
- Species Melogale everetti Everett's ferret-badger
- Species Melogale moschata Chinese ferret-badger
- Species Melogale orientalis Javan ferret-badger
- Species Melogale personata Burmese ferret-badger
- Species Mustela africana tropical weasel
- Species Mustela altaica mountain weasel
- Species Mustela erminea ermine
- Species Mustela eversmanii steppe polecat
- Species Mustela felipei Colombian weasel
- Species Mustela frenata long-tailed weasel
- Species Mustela itatsi Japanese weasel
- Species Mustela kathiah yellow-bellied weasel
- Species Mustela lutreola European mink
- Species Mustela lutreolina Indonesian mountain weasel
- Species Mustela nigripes black-footed ferret
- Species Mustela nivalis least weasel
- Species Mustela nudipes Malayan weasel
- Species Mustela putorius European polecat
- Species Mustela sibirica Siberian weasel
- Species Mustela strigidorsa black-striped weasel
- Species Mustela subpalmata Egyptian weasel
- Species Neovison macrodon sea mink
- Species Neovison vison American mink
- Species Poecilogale albinucha African striped weasel
- Species Pteronura brasiliensis giant otter
- Species Taxidea taxus American badger
- Species Vormela peregusna marbled polecat
To cite this page: Cabrera, K.2007. "minktracksmud.jpg" (On-line), Animal Diversity Web. Accessed December 26, 2024 at https://animaldiversity.org/collections/contributors/kim_cabrera/minktracksmud/
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