American mink
semiaquatic species of mustelid
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Summary
American mink is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.43% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,871 views/month, #832 of 195,241).[2]
Key Facts
- Taxon rank: species[3]
- IUCN conservation status: Least Concern[4]
- Parent taxon: Neovison[5], Neogale[6]
- Taxon name: Neogale vison[7]
- Commons category: Neovison vison[8]
- Temporal range start: Pleistocene[9]
- Topic's main category: Category:Neovison vison[10]
- Commons gallery: Neovison vison[11]
- Original combination: Mustela vison[12]
- Has characteristic: viviparity[13]
- Short name: N. vison[14]
- Taxon common name: American Mink[15], Amerikanischer Nerz[16], Mink[17], norek americký[18], minkki[19], visón americanu[20], visó americà[21]
- Exact match: http://wordnet-rdf.princeton.edu/wn31/102445646-n[22]
- Gestation period: 55[23]
- Longest observed lifespan: 11.4[24]
- Status in the Red List of Threatened Species in the Czech Republic: not evaluated[25]
- Maintained by WikiProject: WikiProject Invasion Biology[26]
- Sequenced genome URL: http://www.ensembl.org/Neovison_vison[27]
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Identifiers
Recorded iNaturalist taxon ID include 1264432[28] and 74758[29]. American mink's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 452646[30]. American mink's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 922786[31]. American mink's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2433652[32]. American mink's ITIS TSN is recorded as 726284[33].
Why It Matters
American mink has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[34] It is known by 83 alternative names across languages and contexts.[35]