Mustela richardsonii

The American stoat, American ermine, or short-tailed weasel was reidentified as a species rather than a subspecies in 2021. It previously belonged to Mustela erminea.The subspecies richardsonii was given the type species. This is a list of the subspecies that are now considered belonging to the American stoat.
* alascensis
* anguinae
* bangsi
* cigognanii
* fallenda
*gulosa
*initis
*invicta
* muricus
*olympica
*richardsonii
*seclusa
*semplei
*stratori
==Impact on societies==
M'icmaq: There is a story called Weasel and Mouse. In this story they are thieving children or teenage humans with the names of the animals, and they have the power to summon weasels and mice, respectively.https://www.google.com/books/edition/Legends_of_the_Micmacs/fzV1AAAAMAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&pg=PA443&printsec=frontcover There is a fairytale about two sisters who call themselves The Weasels. They accidentally get married to two Star-men after stargazing, and are then turned into anthropomorphic ermines stuck at the top of a tree, in beds. They then go through various trials and tribulations, running around the spirit world trying to go home. All the while they solicit men to marry them. Their brother goes on to search for them. https://www.google.com/books/edition/Legends_of_the_Micmacs/fzV1AAAAMAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&pg=PA160&printsec=frontcover possibly Bernardson's stoat
Modern Anglosphere: As this is a recently defined species, most of its portrayals have been that of a short-tailed weasel. In the future people will begin to see the two differently and redefine what it means and is about. Like other weasels in North America, it is an interest in conservation and to farmer's with smaller animals to protect.
== See also ==
*Ermines
*Weasels
== References ==
Category:Stoats
Category:Weasels
Category:Ermines
Category:Mustela
Category:Mustela richardsonii subspecies
Category:American Ermines