Hi Andy
> And, does anyone know what the common name for Mustela furo is? I looked
> at several ref books and tried the Smithsonian National Museum of Nat
> History Mammals Species of the World (MSW) web-site
> http://nmnhgoph.si.edu/msw/ with no luck.
>
Mustela furo is down as "domestic ferret" on our taxonomic database
(which is based on Walker's Mammals). The synonym Mustela putorius furo is
down as the preferred species name.
Cheers
Amanda
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