Summary ⁵

The American mink (Neovison vison) is a semiaquatic species of mustelid native to North America, though human intervention has expanded its range to many parts of Europe and South America. Because of range expansion, the American mink is classed as a least-concern species by the IUCN. Since the extinction of the sea mink, the American mink is the only extant member of the genus Neovison. The American mink is a carnivore that feeds on rodents, fish,...

Vison d'Amérique ⁶

Amerikanischer Nerz ⁶

American Mink ⁶

Sources and Credits

1. (c) qmnonic, some rights reserved (CC BY), http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Mink_in_the_park.jpg
2. (c) Ekytza, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:%D0%90%D0%BC%D0%B5%D1%80%D0%B8%D0%BA%D0%B0%D0%BD%D1%81%D0%BA%D0%B0%D1%8F_%D0%BD%D0%BE%D1%80%D0%BA%D0%B0_(Neovison_vison)._%D0%92%D0%B8%D0%B4_%D1%81%D0%BF%D0%B5%D1%80%D0%B5%D0%B4%D0%B8.jpg
3. (c) Kelly Colgan Azar, some rights reserved (CC BY-ND), https://www.flickr.com/photos/puttefin/34844247185/
4. (c) Foto: Jonn Leffmann, some rights reserved (CC BY), http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Mink_(Neovison_vison)_Ystad-2017.jpg
5. Adapted by Paul Braun from a work by (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neovison_vison
6. (c) Paul Braun, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)

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