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  • American Mink, 1 of 6
    Photo 1 of 6

    (c) mangoat1, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

  • American Mink, 2 of 6
    Photo 2 of 6

    (c) Ben Wymer, all rights reserved

  • American Mink, 3 of 6
    Photo 3 of 6

    (c) Jef-B, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

  • American Mink, 4 of 6
    Photo 4 of 6

    (c) Jef-B, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

  • American Mink, 5 of 6
    Photo 5 of 6

    (c) Jay Bird, all rights reserved

  • American Mink, 6 of 6
    Photo 6 of 6

    (c) Philip N. Cohen, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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American Mink

Neogale vison

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Mammals
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The American mink (Neogale vison) is a semiaquatic species of mustelid native to North America, though human introduction has expanded its range to many parts of Europe, Asia, and South America. Because of range expansion, the American mink is classed as a least-concern species by the IUCN. The American mink was formerly thought to be the only extant member of the genus Neovison following the extinction of the sea mink (N. macrodon), but recent studies, followed by...

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