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Mustela putorius

Mustela putorius

Polecat(+6)·Linnaeus, 1758

GBIF:180179964

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Common names used for this species across different languages and regions. Available in 3 languages. 1 preferred.

engPolecateng★cymFfwlbartcymcymFfwlbartodcymfeòcallainglafeòcallangla+2 more

Vernacular (common) names are the everyday names used for a species in different languages and regions. A single species may have dozens of common names worldwide. This taxon has names in 3 languages. 1 name preferred.

engPolecat
eng★ preferred
cymFfwlbart
cym
cymFfwlbartod
cym
feòcallain
gla
feòcallan
gla
taghan
gla
taghanan
gla

CLASSIFICATION

Taxonomic Classification Tree

EukaryotaAnimaliaChordataTetrapodaMammaliaCarnivoraCaniformiaMustelidaeMustelaMustela putorius

NOMENCLATURE

Synonyms(1)

Putorius putorius
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Source Information

United Kingdom Species Inventory (UKSI)

checklist
The UK Species Inventory is the most comprehensive curated database of UK wildlife taxonomy and nomenclature. Originally developed for the JNCC's "Recorder" biological recording package, the database has since 2000 been maintained by the Natural History Museum, London. Data has been sourced from published checklists and from a network of dedicated amateur and professional taxonomists. It forms the foundation for the largest biological recording and reporting systems in the UK, including all of the partners in the National Biodiversity Network. This extract from the UKSI has been created by the data management team at the NBN Atlas as as simplified derivative checklist.

Raper C (2023). United Kingdom Species Inventory (UKSI). Version 37.9. Natural History Museum. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/rm6pm4 accessed via GBIF.org on 2026-06-15.

CC BYPublished 2/16/2023View dataset
GBIF Usage Key
180179964
Dataset Key
dbaa27eb-29e7-4cbb-8eab-3f689cfce116
Origin
source
Backbone Key
5218911
Taxon ID
NBNSYS0000005129
Last Crawled
6/10/2026
Last Interpreted
6/10/2026
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