Mustela nivalis rixosa

The smallest carnivore in the world, Bang's Least Weaselhttps://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Least_weasel&oldid=1111814028 has a small history with its name. Currently it is placed as a subspecies of Mustela nivalis, however before the name Mustela rixosa was the one who took on the subspecies, many of them having the same third name as beforehttps://www.jstor.org/stable/1373581?seq=10#metadata_info_tab_contents. Mustela rixosa rixosa is no longer, now it is only Mustela nivalis rixosa. It was described by Baird based off of a taxidermic specimen from extreme northwestern Minnesota, near North Dakota and given the name Putorius pusillus. It was later changed to Putorius rixosa. They also live in Montana and most provinces of Canada.
==See also==
*Mustela nivalis
*Mustela
*Weasels
== References ==
Category:Mustela
Category:Least Weasels
Category:Canadian mammals
Category:United States mammals