Egyptian weasel: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Egyptian weasel Mustela subpalmata Least concern

Where the Egyptian weasel lives – recorded in 1 country, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Recorded in (GBIF)Representative wild record

Pin and shaded countries are approximate. The pin is a representative wild-collected museum specimen (a central record among 89 open-licence GBIF records – few open-licence observations were available), not an official range. Method · Records on GBIF · See weasels, otters, badgers & skunks on the world map

Scientific name	Mustela subpalmata
Group	Weasels, otters, badgers & skunks
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	1 country
Continents	Africa
Class	Mammal
Order	Carnivora
Family	Mustelidae

Where does the Egyptian weasel live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the Egyptian weasel in 1 country or territory across Africa.

Egypt

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

Is the Egyptian weasel endangered?

The Egyptian weasel’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Least concern” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the Egyptian weasel?

The Egyptian weasel (Mustela subpalmata) is a mammal in the order Carnivora and the family Mustelidae, genus Mustela. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the Egyptian weasel

The Egyptian weasel is a unique population of the least weasel endemic to northern Egypt. It is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. It was formerly considered a distinct species, as Mustela subpalmata.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Egyptian weasel (revision 1331076795), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q254223 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).