Marbled polecat
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Adult marbled polecat (Vormela peregusna) | |
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Kingdom: | Animalia |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Carnivora |
Family: | Mustelidae |
Subfamily: | Mustelinae |
Genus: | Vormela |
Binomial name | |
Vormela peregusna |
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Marbled polecat range |
The marbled polecat (Vormela peregusna) is a small mammal in the Mustelinae subfamily.
The marbled polecat is found in grasslands from southeast Europe to Asia. It is found in Russia, China, Turkey, Iran, Afghanistan, north-western Pakistan, northern India, Mongolia and Kazakhstan. Like other mustelines, if threatened it puts out a disgusting strong-smelling secretion from anal sacs under its tail.
Sources[change | change source]
- ↑ Tikhonov A.; et al. (2008). "Vormela peregusna". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2014.3. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 23 December 2014.
Other websites[change | change source]
Data related to Vormela peregusna at Wikispecies