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American ermine
| American ermine | |
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| Near Beaverhill Lake, Alberta | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Carnivora |
| Family: | Mustelidae |
| Genus: | Mustela |
| Species: | M. richardsonii
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| Binomial name | |
| Mustela richardsonii Bonaparte, 1838
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| Synonyms | |
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The American ermine or American stoat (Mustela richardsonii) is a species of mustelid native to most of North America. The specific epithet refers to Arctic explorer and naturalist John Richardson.
- ^ "NatureServe Explorer 2.0". explorer.natureserve.org. Retrieved 31 October 2022.
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