Mountain weasel: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the mountain weasel lives – recorded in 2 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Mustela altaica
Group	Weasels, otters, badgers & skunks
Status	Near threatened (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	2 countries
Continents	Asia
Class	Mammal
Order	Carnivora
Family	Mustelidae

Where does the mountain weasel live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the mountain weasel in 2 countries and territories across Asia.

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 mountain weasel endangered?

The mountain weasel’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Near threatened” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the mountain weasel?

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

About the mountain weasel

The mountain weasel (Mustela altaica), also known as the pale weasel, Altai weasel or solongoi, primarily lives in high-altitude environments, as well as rocky tundra and grassy woodlands. This weasel rests in rock crevices, tree trunks, and abandoned burrows of other animals or the animals it previously hunted. The home range size of this animal is currently unknown. Geographical distribution for this species lies in parts of Asia from Kazakhstan, Tibet, and the Himalayas to Mongolia, northeastern China, and southern Siberia. The most common area for this species, however, is Ladakh, India. The conservation status, according to the IUCN, is near threatened because it is considered to be in significant decline and requires monitoring mainly because of habitat and resource loss.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Mountain weasel (revision 1380578633), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q434197 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).