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Black-footed ferret
Mustela nigripes
(AUDUBON & BACHMANN, 1851)


Photo by: A. Meyer
  
Additional images here: www.biolib.cz

Number of Subspecies:00
Information Source for Taxonomy:Wilson, Don E. / Mittermeier, Russell A. HANDBOOK OF THE MAMMALS OF THE WORLD; Vol. 1 - Carnivores, 2009
 
Head-Torso-Length:40 - 50 cm
Tail length:11,4 - 15 cm
Weight:764 - 1078 g
IUCN status:EN (Endangered)
 


Former Holdings • Current Holdings
 
Europe (NonEU)
  United Kingdom (1 Holding(s)):
 
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  • London (Zoo) 
    Holding(s): 1
     
    North America
      United States of America (3 Holding(s)):
     
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  • Duluth (Lake Superior Zoo) 
     
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  • El Paso (Zoo) 
     
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  • Norristown (Elmwood Park Zoo) 
    Holding(s): 3