Neovison macrodon

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family
ANIMALIA CHORDATA MAMMALIA CARNIVORA MUSTELIDAE

Scientific Name: Neovison macrodon
Species Authority: (Prentis, 1903)
Common Name/s:
English – Sea Mink
Synonym/s:
Mustela macrodon

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria: Extinct     ver 3.1
Year Assessed: 2008
Assessor/s Turvey, S. & Helgen, K.
Evaluator/s: Duckworth, J.W. (Small Carnivore Red List Authority) & Schipper, J. (Global Mammal Assessment Team)
Justification:
This species is Extinct. It was thought to have survived until about 1894 in New Brunswick (Campbell 1988, Nowak 1999), however, it was uncertain whether specimens belonged to this species or to M. vison. The most recent report (Mead et al. 2000) substantiates the validity of this species and records an estimated extinction date of 1860.
History:
2002 – Extinct (IUCN 2002)

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description: Formerly occurred along the coasts of Canada (New Brunswick, Newfoundland) and in coastal eastern North America (Massachusetts, Maine). The Sea Mink apparently had been exterminated, last record collected in 1894 (Campbell 1988, Nowak 2005). Its range seems subsequently to have been occupied by M. vison (Nowak 1999).
Countries:
Regionally extinct:
United States

Population [top]

Population: Extinct.

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology: The sea mink reportedly made its home among the rocks along the ocean. The diet consisted mainly of fish and probably also included mollusks (Nowak 2005).
Systems: Terrestrial; Marine

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s): This species was hunted to extinction (fur trade).

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions: None.
Citation: Turvey, S. & Helgen, K. 2008. Neovison macrodon. In: IUCN 2008. 2008 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 04 December 2008.
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