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SPECIES Mustela itatsi

Author:Temminck, 1844.
Citation:Fauna Japonica, Mamm., 34: pl. vii, fig. 2.
Common Name:Japanese Weasel
Type Locality:"Japan."
Distribution:Japan. Introduced to Russia (Sakhalin).
Comments:Abramov (2000), Kurose et al. (2000), and Graphodatsky et al. (1976) supported separation of itatsi from sibirica. Abramov (1999) placed it in the subgenus Kolonokus.
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Synonyms:

    asaii Kuroda, 1943
    katsurai Kishida, 1931
    natsi Temminck, 1844
    sho Kuroda, 1924

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