Mustela sibirica

species of mammal
Taxon taxon Q271459
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Summary

Mustela sibirica is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.73% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,074 views/month, #1,423 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Taxon rank: species[3]
  • IUCN conservation status: Least Concern[4]
  • Parent taxon: weasel[5]
  • Taxon name: Mustela sibirica[6]
  • Commons category: Mustela sibirica[7]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Mustela sibirica[8]
  • Commons gallery: Mustela sibirica[9]
  • Described by source: Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[10]
  • Has characteristic: viviparity[11]
  • This taxon is source of: kolinsky fur[12]
  • Short name: M. sibirica[13]
  • Taxon common name: Siberian Weasel[14], Comadreja Siberiana[15], Cuataquil[16], Feuerwiesel[17], Sibirisches Feuerwiesel[18], Kolonok[19], Kolinsky[20], Sibirisches Wiesel[21], Sibirischer Nerz[22], 黄鼬[23], Nevăstuică siberiană[24], Vizon siberian[25], Kolonoc[26], mustadiella siberiana[27]
  • Mass: 735[28], 395[29]
  • Habitat: shrubland[30], forest[31]
  • Gestation period: 38[32]
  • Longest observed lifespan: 8.8[33]
  • Invasive to: Japan[34]
  • Maintained by WikiProject: WikiProject Invasion Biology[35]
  • Wildlife Protection Act 1972 (India) schedule: Schedule II (Part I) of Wildlife Protection Act, 1972[36]
  • CITES Appendix: Appendix III of CITES[37]
  • Litter size: 6.2[38]
  • Taxon range: Russia[39], Mongolia[40], China[41], Nepal[42], Korea[43], Bhutan[44], Guangdong[45]

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Identifiers

Mustela sibirica's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 41813[46]. Mustela sibirica's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 36240[47]. Mustela sibirica's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 311517[48]. Mustela sibirica's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 5218972[49]. Mustela sibirica's ITIS TSN is recorded as 621955[50].

Why It Matters

Mustela sibirica has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[51] It is known by 62 alternative names across languages and contexts.[52]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [51] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [52] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 19d ago · Jfpierce · 2026-09-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Has characteristic → viviparity
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Has characteristic: viviparity"
  2. 9w ago · Sàádî · 2026-08-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Image → Siberian weasel.jpeg, Mustela sibirica Russia5.jpg
    "/* wbsetclaimvalue:1| */ Image: Mustela sibirica Russia5.jpg, ([[c:GR|GR]]) [[c:COM:FR|File renamed]]: [[File:Mustela sibirica 582816972.jpg]] → [[File:Mustela sibirica Russia5.jpg]] [[c:CO"
  3. 9w ago · YukiKoKo · 2026-08-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Image → Siberian weasel.jpeg, Mustela sibirica Russia5.jpg
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Image: Mustela sibirica 582816972.jpg"
  4. 21w ago · AraBot bot · 2026-05-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Litter size → {'amount': '+6.2'}
    Taxon range → Russia, Mongolia, China +5
    Topic's main category → Category:Mustela sibirica
    Longest observed lifespan → {'amount': '+8.8'}
    + 16 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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