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Marbled polecat
Order : Carnivora
Family : Mustelidae
Subfamily : Mustelinae
Species : Vormela peregusna
The Marbled polecat is listed as Least Concern (LR/lc), lowest risk. Does not qualify for a more at risk category. Widespread and abundant taxa are included in this category, on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
Namings for the marbled polecat
A young / baby of a marbled polecat is called a 'kit'. The females are called 'jill' and males 'hob'. A marbled polecat group is called a 'chine'.Countries
Afghanistan, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bulgaria, China, Georgia, Greece, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Kazakhstan, Lebanon, Macedonia, Mongolia, Pakistan, Romania, Russia, Serbia and Montenegro, Syria, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Ukraine and Uzbekistan
Facts about the marbled polecat
Animal Description: The Marbled Polecat is among the rarest of the Mustelidae family. (Full text)
The Marbled Polecat (Vormela peregusna)is rather common. (Full text)
Abstract: A new record of the Marbled Polecat, Vormela peregusna, is given from south-eastern Turkey along with karyological and morphological including bacular characteristics. (Full text)
Middle Asian gazelles, foxes, wolves, steppe and marbled polecats are registered in the "Red Book". (Full text)
Though quite rare southwestern Russia, the marbled polecat is thriving in the zapovednik due to optimal nesting sites and abundant food. (Full text)
The Caspian Sea and Caucasus region, where Cherny Zemly Zapovednik is located, is one of only two areas where the marbled polecat is still found in Russia; the other region is in the Altai (Full text)
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