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Colombian Weasel

Mustela felipei

Classification

The Colombian weasel (Neogale felipei), also known as Don Felipe's weasel, is a very rare species of New World weasel only known with certainty from parts of Colombia and Ecuador. As of 2023, it has been recorded 11 times in the Colombian departments of Huila and Cauca, and once in nearby northern Ecuador. Both its scientific and alternative common name honour Philip "Don Felipe" Hershkovitz, an American mammalogist.

Distribution

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