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Mink American mink (Neogale vison) Scientific classification Domain: Eukaryota Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Mammalia Order: Carnivora Family: Mustelidae Subfamily: Mustelinae Species included Neogale vison Mustela lutreola † Neogale macrodon European mink (Mustela lutreola) Mink are dark-colored, semiaquatic, carnivorous mammals of the genera Neogale and Mustela and part of the ...
The American mink colonised the peninsula early after its escape into the wild in Iceland in 1932 and since then the Icelandic population peaked about 2003 without any evidence that human hunting is the reason for the recent decline in population. [5]
The American mink (Neogale vison) is a ... The species has been present in Iceland since the 1930s, and has become well established, despite it being heavily hunted ...
Iceland is of volcanic origin with the landscape being influenced by water and wind erosion, abrasion and frost action. The Highlands form a plateau some 500 m (1,640 ft) above sea level, lying in the central and southeastern part of the island, and occupy about 40% of the landmass; they consist largely of volcanic deserts interspersed with glaciers.
Whaling in Iceland began with spear-drift hunting as early as the 12th century, ... which suggested that up to 161 fin whales and 217 mink whales could be hunted.
Only one species of mammal is indigenous to Iceland, the Arctic fox (Alopex lagopus). Polar bears ( Ursus maritimus ) visit occasionally on drifting sea ice, and there are introduced species such as the American mink ( Neogale vison ), which was brought in for fur farming but have escaped and formed a significant population.
Predators of the water rail include a number of mammals and large birds. The American mink was partly responsible for the extinction of the Icelandic population, [13] and cats and dogs have also been recorded as killing this species. [40] At least locally, otters will also eat rails and other water birds. [49]
Iceland [e] is a Nordic island country between the North Atlantic and Arctic Oceans, ... Wild mammals include the Arctic fox, mink, mice, rats, rabbits, and reindeer.