weasel

genus of mammals
Taxon taxon Q28521
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weasel

Summary

weasel is a taxon[1]. weasel has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • weasel's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • weasel is classified at the rank of genus[4].
  • weasel is classified within Mustelinae[5].
  • weasel's scientific name is Mustela[6].
  • weasel's Commons category is recorded as Mustela[7].
  • weasel's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Mustela[8].
  • weasel's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[9].
  • weasel's described by source is recorded as Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary[10].
  • weasel is commonly known as {'lang': 'sl', 'text': 'podlasica'}[11].
  • weasel's homonymous taxon is recorded as Mustela[12].

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Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, weasel is Mustela[6]. weasel is classified at the rank of genus[4]. weasel belongs to the parent taxon Mustelinae[5]. weasel is commonly known as {'lang': 'sl', 'text': 'podlasica'}[11].

Identifiers

weasel's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 41801[13]. weasel's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 9665[14]. weasel's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 14116[15]. weasel's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2433922[16]. weasel's ITIS TSN is recorded as 180552[17].

Discovery and Description

Things named for weasel include Mustelidae[18], a taxon[19]; Horiany[20], a human settlement[21], in Ukraine[22]; and Iceweasel[23], a rebranding[24].

Why It Matters

weasel has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] weasel is known by 36 alternative names across languages and contexts.[25]

Entities named for weasel include Mustelidae[18], a taxon[19]; Horiany[20], a human settlement[21], in Ukraine[22]; and Iceweasel[23], a rebranding[24].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [14] . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [17] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [15] . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [16] . wikidata.org.
  10. [8] . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] . wikidata.org.
  14. [13] . wikidata.org.
  15. [12] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [18] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [20] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [23] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [19] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [21] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [22] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [24] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [25] . Wikidata aliases. 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. 2d ago · PieterJanR · 2026-07-03 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Image Mustela nivalis -British Wildlife Centre-4.jpg, WEASEL.JPG
    Taxon synonym Q41157735
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P1420]]: [[Q41157735]]"
  2. 3d ago · Futsuli · 2026-07-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Image Mustela nivalis -British Wildlife Centre-4.jpg, WEASEL.JPG
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ [[Property:P18]]: WEASEL.JPG"
  3. 3d ago · Susmuffin · 2026-07-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Harper's tag weasels
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P13772]]: weasels, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/289971052|weasels (#289971052)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/7915|Harper's tag]] #mix'n'm"
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