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Least ConcernChile Central
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- IUCN conservation status
- Least Concern
- taxon name
- Lyncodon patagonicus
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- Lyncodon patagonicus
- taxon common name
- mustadiella de la patagonia
- short name
- L. patagonicus
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Encyclopedic overview
The Patagonian weasel (Lyncodon patagonicus) is a small mustelid that is the only member of the genus Lyncodon. Its geographic range is the Pampas of western Argentina and sections of Chile. An early mention of the animal is in the Journal of Syms Covington, who sailed with Charles Darwin on his epic voyage aboard HMS Beagle.
Description
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Patagonian weasel” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.