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Indonesian Mountain Weasel

Mustela lutreolina Robinson & Thomas, 1917

Source-backed taxonomic record

Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.

Open encyclopedia reference

The Indonesian mountain weasel (Mustela lutreolina) is a species of weasel that lives on the islands of Java and Sumatra in Indonesia at montane elevations over 1,000 m (3,300 ft) in tropical rainforests. It is reddish-brown and has a body length of 280–300 mm (11–12 in) and a tail length of 130–150 mm (5–6 in).

The Indonesian mountain weasel is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.

Wikipedia contributors, Indonesian mountain weasel; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T11:27:23.218869+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.

Identity & source status

Scientific name
Mustela lutreolina Robinson & Thomas, 1917
Name authority
Robinson & Thomas, 1917
Common name
Indonesian Mountain Weasel
Rank
species
Accepted status
accepted
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Mammalia
Order
Carnivora
Family
Mustelidae
Genus
Mustela
Extinction status
Recorded extant

Classification family tree

Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.

  1. domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
  2. kingdomAnimalia
  3. phylumChordata
  4. subphylumVertebrata
  5. infraphylumGnathostomata
  6. parvphylumOsteichthyes
  7. megaclassTetrapoda
  8. classMammalia Linnaeus, 1758
  9. subclassTheria Parker & Haswell, 1897
  10. infraclassEutheria Gill, 1872
  11. orderCarnivora Bowdich, 1821
  12. suborderCaniformia Kretzoi, 1938
  13. familyMustelidae G. Fischer von Waldheim, 1817
  14. subfamilyMustelinae G. Fischer von Waldheim, 1817
  15. genusMustela Linnaeus, 1758
  16. speciesMustela lutreolina Robinson & Thomas, 1917

Close classified relatives

These entries share the source’s genus, Mustela. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.

SpeciesClassificationSource status
domestic ferretMustela furo Linnaeus, 1758MustelidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Japanese WeaselMustela itatsi Temminck, 1844MustelidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
European MinkMustela lutreola (Linnaeus, 1761)MustelidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Malay WeaselMustela nudipes Desmarest, 1822MustelidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
European PolecatMustela putorius Linnaeus, 1758MustelidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Missing-toothed Pygmy WeaselMustela aistoodonnivalis Wu & Kao, 1991MustelidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Altai Mountain WeaselMustela altaica Pallas, 1811MustelidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
ErmineMustela erminea Linnaeus, 1758MustelidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Steppe PolecatMustela eversmanii Lesson, 1827MustelidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Black-footed FerretMustela nigripes (Audubon & Bachman, 1851)MustelidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extinct
Least WeaselMustela nivalis Linnaeus, 1766MustelidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Siberian WeaselMustela sibirica Pallas, 1773MustelidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant

Browse 58 records assigned to Mustelidae.

Documented distribution

Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.

Southern Asia

Source literature & publication evidence

References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.

  1. https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=621952 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references

Origins, evidence & remaining research

Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.

Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.

Dataset citation & attribution

This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11

Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.

Stable key: col:44QXL. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.