Indonesian mountain weasel

Indonesian mountain weasel
Indonesian mountain weasel
Conservation status
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Carnivora
Family: Mustelidae
Subfamily: Mustelinae
Genus: Mustela
Species: M. lutreolina
Binomial name
Mustela lutreolina
Robinson & Thomas, 1917
Indonesian mountain weasel range

The Indonesian mountain weasel (Mustela lutreolina) is a species of weasel that lives on the islands of Java and Sumatra in Indonesia at elevations over 1,000 metres (3,280 ft.). They live in mountainous, tropical, and rainforest areas. Indonesian mountain weasels have a body length of 11-12 inches and a tail length of 5-6 inches. They are reddish-brown in color.

The Indonesian mountain weasel is endangered due to hunting, fur trade, and destruction of habitat. There are no subspecies of the Indonesian mountain weasel.

References

  1. ^ Duckworth, J.W., Barney, L. & Abramov, A. (2008). Mustela lutreolina. In: IUCN 2008. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 21 March 2009. Database entry includes a brief justification of why this species is of data deficient

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