''Neogale'' is a genus of mustelid native to the

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, ranging from Alaska south to

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. Members of this genus are known as New World weasels.

Taxonomy

Members in this genus were formerly classified into the genera '' Mustela'' and '' Neovison'', but many studies had previously recovered several American species of ''Mustela'', as well as both species within ''Neovison'', to comprise a monophyletic clade distinct from all other members of Mustelinae. A 2021 study found this clade to have diverged from ''Mustela'' during the Late Miocene, between 11.8 - 13.4 million years ago, with all members within the clade being more closely related to one another than to any of the other species in ''Mustela'', and gave it the name ''Neogale'', originally coined by John Edward Gray. The American Society of Mammalogists later accepted this change.

Species

There are 5 recent species in the genus, 4 extant and 1 extinct:

Extant species

Extinct species

References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q107548263 Mustelinae Taxa named by John Edward Gray Extant Miocene first appearances