Cladus: Eukaryota
Supergroup: Opisthokonta
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Superclassis: Tetrapoda
Classis: Mammalia
Subclassis: Theria
Infraclassis: Placentalia
Ordo: Carnivora
Subordo: Caniformia
Familia: Mustelidae
Subfamila: Mustelinae
Genus: Mustela
Species: Mustela africana
Subspecies: M. a. africana - M. a. stolzmanni
Name
Mustela africana (Desmarest, 1818)
Type locality: "Africa", type locality is in error, fixed by Cabrera (1957) as "arrabales de Belem, la antigua Pará." [Brazil]
References
* Desmarest, A. G. 1818. Nouv. Dict. Hist. Nat., Nouv., ed. 9: 376.
* Mustela africana on Mammal Species of the World.
Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, 2 Volume Set edited by Don E. Wilson, DeeAnn M. Reeder
* IUCN link: africana (Desmarest, 1818) (Unknown category 14025/0)
* Mustela africana (Desmarest, 1818) Report on ITIS
Vernacular names
English: Tropical Weasel
Polski: Łasica tropikalna
Türkçe: Tropikal gelincik
