Mustela eversmanii

Lesson, 1827

Steppe Polecat

Taxonomy

Subclass : Theria
Infraclass : Placentalia
Magnorder : Boreoeutheria
Superorder : Laurasiatheria
Order : Carnivora
Suborder : Caniformia
Infraorder : Arctoidea
Parvorder : Mustelida
Family : Mustelidae
Subfamily : Mustelinae
Genus : Mustela
Subgenus : Mustela

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Lesson, R.P. 1827. Manuel de mammalogie, ou histoire naturelle des mammifères. J. B. Baillière et fils, Paris, 441 pp.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/54207612

Original name as described

Mustela Eversmanii

Type locality

Russia.

Biogeographic realm

Palearctic

Country distribution

Austria · Czech Republic · Slovakia · Poland · Hungary · Serbia · Bulgaria · Romania · Moldova · Ukraine · Belarus · Russia · Kazakhstan · Uzbekistan · Turkmenistan · Kyrgyzstan · Tajikistan · China · India? · Mongolia

Taxonomy notes

the specific epithet has been spelt 'eversmanni' by some authors, but the original spelling of 'eversmanii' is used here; this is because although an emendation was made soon after the publication by another author, this is not considered a justified emendation under the Code

Taxonomy notes citation

Kryštufek, B. (2025). How to spell species epithet for the steppe polecat: eversmanni or eversmanii?. Mammalia.

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1005864

Country distribution map

The map below provides a general overview. Most species inhabit only specific regions within countries. Known distribution is shown in green and predicted distribution is in yellow. Hover over the highlighted regions to see the country name.

Names and synonyms

Present and past (if available) associated names to the species. Click on a name to view its details. If the list is long, scroll down to see more.

Mustela Eversmanii

Lesson, 1827

Family

Mustelidae

Root name

eversmanii

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

144

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/54207612

Authority publication

Paris

Name usages

  1. Lesson (1827:144, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/54207612) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36839)
  2. Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)
  3. Smith & Xie (2008:445) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/64149)
  4. Wilson & Mittermeier (2009:650) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67177)
  5. Sato, Wolsan, Prevosti, D'Elía, Begg, Begg, Hosoda, Campbell & Suzuki (2012:750) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/7523)
  6. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #400000278) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  7. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #400000278) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  8. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1005864) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  9. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/29679/45203762) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Mustela Putorius Eversmanni

J. B. Fischer, 1829

Family

Mustelidae

Root name

eversmanni

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

219

Authority publication

Stuttgart

Name usages

Fischer (1829:219) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59856)

Mustela putorinus

E. Blyth in B. H. Hodgson, 1842

Family

Mustelidae

Root name

putorina

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

281 (footnote)

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40000004

Authority publication

Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal

Name usages

Hodgson (1842:281 (footnote), https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40000004) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/37716)

Putorius Eversmanii

(Lesson, 1842)

Family

Mustelidae

Root name

eversmanii

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

70

Authority publication

Paris

Name usages

Lesson (1842:70) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36812)

Putorius larvatus

(B. H. Hodgson, 1849)

Family

Mustelidae

Root name

larvata

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1858.6.24.116, BMNH:Mamm:1879.11.21.203

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/736dc001-b60b-4c44-a969-045fb17382b0 https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/ec6c30e4-22ad-4505-9df8-130aea00332c

Authority page

447

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40128474

Authority publication

Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal

Putorius tibetanus

(Horsfield, 1851)

Family

Mustelidae

Root name

tibetana

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1858.6.24.116, BMNH:Mamm:1879.11.21.203

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/736dc001-b60b-4c44-a969-045fb17382b0 https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/ec6c30e4-22ad-4505-9df8-130aea00332c

Authority page

105

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/23832402

Authority publication

London

Name usages

  1. Horsfield (1857:398, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12860972) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36026)
  2. Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)

Mustela Putorius vart. Eversmannii

von Radde, 1861

Family

Mustelidae

Root name

eversmannii

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

677

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11850867

Authority publication

Mélanges biologiques tirés du Bulletin de l'Académie impériale des sciences de St. Pétersbourg

Name usages

Radde (1861:677, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11850867) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/68932)

Putorius eversmannii

(J. E. Gray, 1865)

Family

Mustelidae

Root name

eversmannii

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

namecombination · incorrectsubsequent_spelling

Authority page

110

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28497041

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

Name usages

  1. Gray (1865:110, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28497041) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/18241)
  2. Gray (1869:87, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8397006) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/37331)

Mustela Eversmannii

A. Murray, 1866

Family

Mustelidae

Root name

eversmannii

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

namecombination · incorrectsubsequent_spelling

Authority page

328

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15580324

Authority publication

London

Name usages

  1. Murray (1866:328, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15580324) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39798)
  2. Wozencraft (1993:322) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69009)

Foetorius putorius, var. Eversmanni

(Severtzov, 1873)

Family

Mustelidae

Root name

eversmanni

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

namecombination · incorrectsubsequent_spelling

Authority page

61

Authority publication

Известия Императорского Общества Любителей Естествознания

Name usages

  1. Severtsov (1873:61) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/68449)
  2. Severtsov (1876:45, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15925048) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36030)

Putorius Eversmanni

(Nikol'skiy, 1883)

Family

Mustelidae

Root name

eversmanni

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

namecombination · incorrectsubsequent_spelling

Authority page

172

Authority publication

Труды Санкт-Петербургскаго общества естествоиспытателей

Name usages

  1. Nikol'skiy (1883:172) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67821)
  2. Ognëv (1925:11) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/68860)
  3. Bannikov (1952:34) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/68882)
  4. Stroganov (1962:328) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69465)
  5. Bibikov & Stogov (1963:21) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/68884)

Mustela Boehmii

Schaufuss, 1886

Family

Mustelidae

Root name

boehmii

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

844

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/43545590

Authority publication

Zeitschrift der Deutschen Geologischen Gesellschaft

Mustela robusta

Newton, 1894

Family

Mustelidae

Root name

robusta

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

200

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/39088944

Authority publication

Quarterly Journal of the Geological Society

Putorius eversmanni michnoi

(Kastschenko, 1910)

Family

Mustelidae

Root name

michnoi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

271

Authority publication

Annuaire du Musée Zoologique de l'Académie Imperiale des Sciences de St.-Pétersbourg

Name usages

  1. Bannikov (1952:35) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/68882)
  2. Stroganov (1962:343) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69465)

Putorius eversmanni sibiricus

(Kastschenko, 1912)

Family

Mustelidae

Root name

sibiricus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_nudum

Authority page

395

Authority publication

Annuaire du Musée Zoologique de l'Académie Imperiale des Sciences de St.-Pétersbourg

Name usages

Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)

Mustela lineiventer

Hollister, 1913

Family

Mustelidae

Root name

lineiventris

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:175440

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3b65fadc1-9fc4-4a81-ba33-893e9bed1a49

Authority page

2

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3337749

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington

Name usages

Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)

Mustela tiarata

Hollister, 1913

Family

Mustelidae

Root name

tiarata

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:155160

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/33c86269c-76f4-4a84-9b8c-8d6c3b9c1c5f

Authority page

2

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3337749

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington

Putorius Godoni

(G. Dubois, 1920)

Family

Mustelidae

Root name

godoni

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_nudum

Authority page

851

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/36149321

Authority publication

Comptes rendus hebdomadaires des séances de l'Académie des sciences

Mustela eversmanni robusta

Éhik, 1927

Family

Mustelidae

Root name

robusta

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

preoccupied

Mustela Eversmanni hungarica

Éhik, 1928

Family

Mustelidae

Root name

hungarica

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

HNHM 3522

Type kind

lectotype

Authority page

15

Authority publication

Annales historico-naturales Musei nationalis hungarici

Mustela Eversmanni Soergeli

Éhik, 1928

Family

Mustelidae

Root name

soergeli

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

15

Authority publication

Annales historico-naturales Musei nationalis hungarici

M(ustela) ev(ersmanni) satunini

Migulin, 1928

Family

Mustelidae

Root name

satunini

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

126

Authority publication

book

Name usages

Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)

Putorius eversmanni talassicus

(Ognev, 1928)

Family

Mustelidae

Root name

talassica

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

ZIN O. 9797, ZIN S. 56432

Type kind

lectotype

Authority page

26

Authority publication

Mémoires de la Section Zoologique de la Société des Amis des Sciences Naturelles, d'Antropologie et d'Ethnographie, Moscou

M(ustela) ev(ersmanni) occidentalis

Brauner, 1929

Family

Mustelidae

Root name

occidentalis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

126

Authority publication

Moscow

Name usages

Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)

Putorius eversmanni amurensis

(Ognev, 1930)

Family

Mustelidae

Root name

amurensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

ZMMU S-13212

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://zmmu.msu.ru/dbs/list_record.php?id=S-13212

Authority page

25

Authority publication

Moscow

Name usages

Stroganov (1962:345) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69465)

Putorius putorius admiratus

(Pocock, 1936)

Family

Mustelidae

Root name

admirata

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1916.1.1.6

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/59c2b2fa-f240-48de-849d-44072210f539

Authority page

706

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

Putorius putorius aureus

(Pocock, 1936)

Family

Mustelidae

Root name

aurea

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1919.7.7.2308

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/254697a9-1ed3-4b77-95b4-07aea7627a09

Authority page

703

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

Name usages

Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)

Lutreola robusta

(Mottl, 1937)

Family

Mustelidae

Root name

robusta

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

misidentification

Authority page

45

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/50725646

Authority publication

Földtani Közlöny

Putorius eversmanni ssp. moravicus

(Kostroň, 1948)

Family

Mustelidae

Root name

moravica

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

Brno (number not known)

Type kind

syntypes

Authority page

79, 89

Authority publication

Acta Academiae Scientiarum Naturalium Moravo-Silesiacae

Name usages

Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)

Mustela eversmanni dauricus

Stroganov, 1958

Family

Mustelidae

Root name

daurica

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

SZM N 7008

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

154

Authority publication

Труды Биологического Института, Академия Наук СССР, Западно-Сибирский Филиал

Name usages

Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)

Mustela eversmanni nobilis

Stroganov, 1958

Family

Mustelidae

Root name

nobilis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

SZM N 6993

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

149-156

Authority publication

Труды Биологического Института, Академия Наук СССР, Западно-Сибирский Филиал

Name usages

Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)

Mustela eversmanni pallidus

Stroganov, 1958

Family

Mustelidae

Root name

pallida

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

preoccupied

Authority page

150

Authority publication

Труды Биологического Института, Академия Наук СССР, Западно-Сибирский Филиал

Name usages

Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)

Mustela eversmanni tuvinicus

Stroganov, 1958

Family

Mustelidae

Root name

tuvinica

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

SZM N 6983

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

152

Authority publication

Труды Биологического Института, Академия Наук СССР, Западно-Сибирский Филиал

Name usages

Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)

Mustela eversmanni heptapotamicus

Stroganov, 1960

Family

Mustelidae

Root name

heptapotamica

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

SZM N 7279

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

155-159

Authority publication

Труды Биологического Института, Академия Наук СССР, Западно-Сибирский Филиал

Name usages

Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)

Putorius eversmanni dauricus

(Stroganov, 1962)

Family

Mustelidae

Root name

daurica

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

344

Authority publication

Moscow

Name usages

Stroganov (1962:344) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69465)

Putorius eversmanni eversmanni

(Stroganov, 1962)

Family

Mustelidae

Root name

eversmanni

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

namecombination · incorrectsubsequent_spelling

Authority page

337

Authority publication

Moscow

Name usages

Stroganov (1962:337) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69465)

Putorius eversmanni heptapotamicus

(Stroganov, 1962)

Family

Mustelidae

Root name

heptapotamica

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

340

Authority publication

Moscow

Name usages

Stroganov (1962:340) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69465)

Putorius eversmanni lineiventer

(Stroganov, 1962)

Family

Mustelidae

Root name

lineiventris

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

341

Authority publication

Moscow

Name usages

Stroganov (1962:341) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69465)

Putorius eversmanni nobilis

(Stroganov, 1962)

Family

Mustelidae

Root name

nobilis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

338

Authority publication

Moscow

Name usages

Stroganov (1962:338) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69465)

Putorius eversmanni pallidus

(Stroganov, 1962)

Family

Mustelidae

Root name

pallida

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

339

Authority publication

Moscow

Name usages

Stroganov (1962:339) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69465)

Putorius eversmanni tuvinicus

(Stroganov, 1962)

Family

Mustelidae

Root name

tuvinica

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

342

Authority publication

Moscow

Name usages

Stroganov (1962:342) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69465)

Mustela (Putorius) eversmanni

Kurtén, 1968

Family

Mustelidae

Root name

eversmanni

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

namecombination · incorrectsubsequent_spelling

Authority page

100

Authority publication

London

Name usages

  1. Kurtén (1968:100) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/5363)
  2. Corbet & Hill (1980:96) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  3. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:261, 262) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  4. Corbet & Hill (1991:105) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63070)
  5. O'Brien, Menninger & Nash (2006:491) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/7321)

Mustela putorius robusta

Kurtén, 1968

Family

Mustelidae

Root name

robusta

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

100

Authority publication

London

Name usages

Kurtén (1968:100) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/5363)

Mustela eversmanni beringiae

E. Anderson, 1977

Family

Mustelidae

Root name

beringiae

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

AMNH F:AM 49336

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

6

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/4314765

Authority publication

Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology

Mustela amurensis

Corbet & J. Edwards Hill, 1991

Family

Mustelidae

Root name

amurensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

105

Authority publication

London

Name usages

Corbet & Hill (1991:105) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63070)

Mustela eversmanii admirata

Wozencraft, 2005

Family

Mustelidae

Root name

admirata

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

  1. Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)
  2. Smith & Xie (2008:445) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/64149)

Mustela eversmanii amurensis

Wozencraft, 2005

Family

Mustelidae

Root name

amurensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

  1. Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)
  2. Smith & Xie (2008:445) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/64149)

Mustela eversmanii eversmanii

Wozencraft, 2005

Family

Mustelidae

Root name

eversmanii

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)

Mustela eversmanii hungarica

Wozencraft, 2005

Family

Mustelidae

Root name

hungarica

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)

Mustela eversmanii larvatus

Wozencraft, 2005

Family

Mustelidae

Root name

larvata

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

  1. Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)
  2. Smith & Xie (2008:445) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/64149)

Mustela eversmanii michnoi

Wozencraft, 2005

Family

Mustelidae

Root name

michnoi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

  1. Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)
  2. Smith & Xie (2008:445) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/64149)

putorius

Wozencraft, 2005

Family

Mustelidae

Root name

putorius

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling · notusedas_valid

Authority page

617

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

Wozencraft (2005:617) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)

Mustela eversmanii talassicus

Wozencraft, 2005

Family

Mustelidae

Root name

talassica

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)

triarata

Wozencraft, 2005

Family

Mustelidae

Root name

triarata

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling · notusedas_valid

Authority page

614

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

Wozencraft (2005:614) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)

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