Neogale africana

The tropical weasel, also known as the Amazon weasel, has an erroneous scientific name. It was previously in Mustela, but in 2021 genetic information redetermined it to be in Neogale. However, despite this permanent name change, the scientific community didn't seem to think that maybe a South American weasel shouldn't have africana in its species name just because one museum mislabeled it as being from Africa.https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Amazon_weasel&oldid=1077000223 They should be ashamed of themselves. This is way the modern populace doesn't always trust scientists, people. That museum story must be very dear to the scientific community to keep it that way. What a cultural in-joke. If only the public understood how important it was for scientists to keep its name as a reminder of the flaws and silliness of museums and what other lessons and in-jokes come with it.
Speaking of scientists, another website trying to do their research found that most if not all online photos of this animal are incorrect, belonging to a different weasel. They had an illustration made of the weasel based off of a deceased specimen. This can be found in the referencehttps://www.genuinemustelids.org/family/weasels/new-world-weasels/.
== References ==
Category:Neogale
Category:Mustelidae
Category:Weasels