Mustela erminea (stoat)
Variant names:
 Mustela cicognanii

Latitudinal range: 30.3° to 60.4°

Habitats: temperate coniferous forest (1), temperate broadleaf/mixed forest (1)

Biogeographic distribution: Nearctic, Palearctic, Central Asia, East Asia, Europe

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Found in 24 samples

Canada: Bald Range (old growth)

France: Coudoulous I (Faunal Units IV and V) (Middle Pleistocene), Vergisson II (Late Pleistocene), Romain-la-Roche (Middle Pleistocene)

Poland: Borsuka Cave (Layer VI) (Late Pleistocene)

Russia: Kuznetsovka (Middle Pleistocene), Chagyrskaya Cave (Layer 5) (Late Pleistocene), Cheremukhovo-1 (Bed 3) (Holocene), Cheremukhovo-1 (Bed 4) (Holocene), Cheremukhovo-1 (Bed 5) (Holocene), Cheremukhovo-1 (Bed 9) (Late Pleistocene), Cheremukhovo-1 (Bed 10) (Late Pleistocene), Cheremukhovo-1 (Bed 11) (Late Pleistocene), Cheremukhovo-1 (Bed 12) (Late Pleistocene), Imanay Cave (Pleistocene Layer 4) (Late Pleistocene), Imanay Cave (Holocene Layer 4) (Holocene), Khayrgas Cave - Layer 6 (1998-1999 pit) (Late Pleistocene), Khayrgas Cave - Layer 7 (1998–1999 pit) (Late Pleistocene), Chernyshevskaya-III Cave (layer 3) (Holocene)

Spain: Imanolen Arrobia (Late Pleistocene)

United States: North of the Michigamme Reservoir, Silver Creek (Late Pleistocene), Baker Village (Holocene), Schulze Cave (layer C1) (Late Pleistocene)

See also Mustela, Mustela altaica, Mustela eversmanii, Mustela itatsi, Mustela kathiah, Mustela nivalis, Mustela nudipes, Mustela palerminea, Mustela praenivalis, Mustela putorius, Mustela rexroadensis, Mustela sibirica, Mustela sp., Mustela strandi, Mustela strigidorsa