NATURAL HISTORY · CATALOGUE RECORD
Back-striped Weasel
Mustela strigidorsa Gray, 1853
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 back-striped weasel (Mustela strigidorsa), also called the stripe-backed weasel, is a weasel widely distributed in Southeastern Asia. It is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List in view of its presumed large population, occurrence in many protected areas, apparent tolerance to some degree of habitat modification and hunting pressure.
Wikipedia contributors, Back-striped weasel; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T07:35:10.628367+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Mustela strigidorsa Gray, 1853
- Name authority
- Gray, 1853
- Common name
- Back-striped 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.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- megaclassTetrapoda
- classMammalia Linnaeus, 1758
- subclassTheria Parker & Haswell, 1897
- infraclassEutheria Gill, 1872
- orderCarnivora Bowdich, 1821
- suborderCaniformia Kretzoi, 1938
- familyMustelidae G. Fischer von Waldheim, 1817
- subfamilyMustelinae G. Fischer von Waldheim, 1817
- genusMustela Linnaeus, 1758
- speciesMustela strigidorsa Gray, 1853
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Mustela. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| domestic ferretMustela furo Linnaeus, 1758 | MustelidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Japanese WeaselMustela itatsi Temminck, 1844 | MustelidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| European MinkMustela lutreola (Linnaeus, 1761) | MustelidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Indonesian Mountain WeaselMustela lutreolina Robinson & Thomas, 1917 | MustelidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Malay WeaselMustela nudipes Desmarest, 1822 | MustelidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| European PolecatMustela putorius Linnaeus, 1758 | MustelidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Missing-toothed Pygmy WeaselMustela aistoodonnivalis Wu & Kao, 1991 | MustelidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Altai Mountain WeaselMustela altaica Pallas, 1811 | MustelidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| ErmineMustela erminea Linnaeus, 1758 | MustelidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Steppe PolecatMustela eversmanii Lesson, 1827 | MustelidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Black-footed FerretMustela nigripes (Audubon & Bachman, 1851) | MustelidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extinct |
| Least WeaselMustela nivalis Linnaeus, 1766 | MustelidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Mustela strigodorsa Gray, 1853 Gray, 1853 | synonym |
Documented distribution
Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.
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.
- https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=621956 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:44QYP. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.