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| Patagonian weasel | |
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| Mounted specimen at Museum of Patagonia | |
Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Carnivora |
| Family: | Mustelidae |
| Genus: | Lyncodon Gervais, 1845 |
| Species: | L. patagonicus |
| Binomial name | |
| Lyncodon patagonicus (Blainville, 1842) | |
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| Patagonian weasel range | |
| Synonyms | |
Mustela patagonicaBlainville, 1842 | |
ThePatagonian weasel (Lyncodon patagonicus) is a smallmustelid that is the only member of the genusLyncodon.[2] Its geographic range is thePampas of westernArgentina and sections ofChile. An early mention of the animal is in the Journal ofSyms Covington, who sailed withCharles Darwin on his epic voyage aboardHMS Beagle.
The Patagonian weasel has a head and body length of 300–350 mm (12–14 inches), with a tail that is 60–90 mm (2.4–3.5 inches). Its fur is whitish with black and dark brown tones mixed in. It has smallears, shortlegs and a bushy tail. The animal has not been thoroughly studied in the wild, and knowledge of itsbehavioral patterns is unsure. It reportedly has been kept as a workingpet by local ranchers to destroy rodents.
Data related toLyncodon at Wikispecies
Media related toLyncodon patagonicus at Wikimedia Commons
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