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American mink

semiaquatic species of mustelid
Taxon taxon Q27179
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Summary

American mink is a taxon[1].

Key Facts

  • Taxon rank: species[2]
  • IUCN conservation status: Least Concern[3]
  • Parent taxon: Neovison[4], Neogale[5]
  • Taxon name: Neogale vison[6]
  • Temporal range start: Pleistocene[7]
  • Original combination: Mustela vison[8]
  • Has characteristic: viviparity[9]
  • Short name: N. vison[10]
  • Taxon common name: American Mink[11], Amerikanischer Nerz[12], Mink[13], norek americký[14], minkki[15], visón americanu[16], visó americà[17]
  • Gestation period: 55[18]
  • Longest observed lifespan: 11.4[19]
  • Status in the Red List of Threatened Species in the Czech Republic: not evaluated[20]
  • Maintained by WikiProject: WikiProject Invasion Biology[21]

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. 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. 7w ago · Jfpierce · 2026-09-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Has characteristic → viviparity
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Has characteristic: viviparity"
  2. 17w ago · TadejM · 2026-07-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Taxon common name → American Mink, Amerikanischer Nerz, Mink +7
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Taxon common name: mink"
  3. 23w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Maintained by wikiproject → WikiProject Invasion Biology
    Aliases → —
    Parent taxon → Neovison, Neogale
    Temporal range start → Pleistocene
    + 9 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|4 */ Yso id: 14555, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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