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Golden Weasal Collection Image, Figure 1, Total 11 Figures
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Golden Weasal
  • species_info
    • english title:Golden Weasal
    • scientific_name:Mustela sibirica taivana
    • DIVISION:Chordata
    • subphylum:Vertebrata
    • class:Mammalia
    • subclass:Theria
    • orders:Carnivora
    • suborder:Caniformia
    • family:Mustelidae
    • subfamily:Mustelinae
    • genus:Mustela
    • species:sibirica
    • subspecies:taivana
    • scientific_name_pub_year:1773
    • scientific_name_pub_doc:Reise Prov. Russ. Reichs., 2:701.
    • species_author:Pallas
    • species_pub_year:1773
    • subspecies_author:Oldfield Thomas
    • subspecies_pub_year:1913
    • common name
      • common name english:Red House-stoat,Formosan Weasel,Chinese Mink
  • collection_content
    • collection_info
      • quantity:1
    • collection_feature
      • S-V length:340  mm
      • Tail length:190  mm
    • collection_record
      • catalog no:TMMA0020
      • CAT_NO:MA.0020
      • Specimen Category:A,M
      • Type Category:標本(General)
  • gdesc_info
    • GDESC:保育等級:International Union for Conservation of Nature紅皮書中屬低危物種(Least Concern)類別。

      型態:黃鼠狼體型雖不特別大,卻是台灣的肉食哺乳動物中頗為兇猛的一種,犬齒特別大。其頭部扁平,體型修長、四肢細短,體背危赤褐色,腹面顏色較淡,冬季體色較夏季深,鼻吻端與喉部有白斑。

      生態:獵食對象主要是鼠類、鳥類、蛇類或大型昆蟲,也會吃食腐肉,以及誤入陷阱的山羊或山羌等。多分布在中、高海拔的森林地帶及箭竹草原。夜行性,白日偶也會出沒活動,是台灣五種貂科動物中較常被目擊的種類。

      形質:頭體長25到34公分,尾長15到21公分,體重約300至600克。

      標本資訊:本標本吻肛長34公分,尾長19公分,乾燥保存。