Neovison vison (Schreber, 1777)
(American Mink)

Interactions where Neovison vison is the dominant partner and gains from the process

The following relationships have been collated from the published literature (see 'Interaction References').

Stage Summary Taxon Vernacular Classification References Darwin Classification of Active Taxon Active Taxon Active Vernacular Active Taxon Uncertain Active State Active Part Active Stage Relationship Relationship Uncertain Relationship Geography Darwin Classification of Passive Taxon Passive Taxon Passive Vernacular Passive Taxon Uncertain Passive State Passive Part Passive Stage Passive Taxon's significance to Active Taxon Indoors etc Season
is predator of nest Foreign Bombus bumble bees or humble bees & cuckoo bees Hymenoptera: Apidae Bumblebees, Prys-Jones, O.E. & Corbet, S.A., 1987
 /Animalia/Chordata/Mammalia/Carnivora/Mustelidae/Neovison vison/Neovison visonAmerican mink Animal / predatorForeign /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Apidae/Bombus/Bombusbumble bees or humble bees & cuckoo beesnest

Interactions where Neovison vison is the victim or passive partner (and generally loses out from the process)

The following relationships have been collated from the published literature (see 'Interaction References').

Filters:

Affected Part Summary Taxon Vernacular Classification References Darwin Classification of Active Taxon Active Taxon Active Vernacular Active Taxon Uncertain Active State Active Part Active Stage Relationship Relationship Uncertain Relationship Geography Darwin Classification of Passive Taxon Passive Taxon Passive Vernacular Passive Taxon Uncertain Passive State Passive Part Passive Stage Passive Taxon's significance to Active Taxon Indoors etc Season Summary
has blood sucked by Foreign Ixodes canisuga Fox Tick, Dog Tick Ixodida: Ixodidae Tick infestation (Ixodes) on feral Mink (Neovison vison) in central Germany, Christian, A., 2010
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Arachnida/Ixodida/Ixodidae/Ixodes (Ixodes) canisuga/Ixodes (Ixodes) canisugafox tick, dog tick Animal / parasite / ectoparasite / blood suckerForeign /Animalia/Chordata/Mammalia/Carnivora/Mustelidae/Neovison vison/Neovison visonAmerican mink sucks the blood of
has blood sucked by Foreign Ixodes hexagonus Hedgehog Tick Ixodida: Ixodidae Mink, Birks, J., 1986
Tick infestation (Ixodes) on feral Mink (Neovison vison) in central Germany, Christian, A., 2010
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Arachnida/Ixodida/Ixodidae/Ixodes (Ixodes) hexagonus/Ixodes (Ixodes) hexagonushedgehog tick Animal / parasite / ectoparasite / blood suckerForeign /Animalia/Chordata/Mammalia/Carnivora/Mustelidae/Neovison vison/Neovison visonAmerican mink sucks the blood of
has blood sucked by Foreign Ixodes ricinus Sheep Tick, Pasture Tick, Castor Bean Tick, Deer Tick Ixodida: Ixodidae Mink, Birks, J., 1986
Tick infestation (Ixodes) on feral Mink (Neovison vison) in central Germany, Christian, A., 2010
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Arachnida/Ixodida/Ixodidae/Ixodes (Ixodes) ricinus/Ixodes (Ixodes) ricinussheep tick, pasture tick, castor bean tick, deer tick Animal / parasite / ectoparasite / blood suckerForeign /Animalia/Chordata/Mammalia/Carnivora/Mustelidae/Neovison vison/Neovison visonAmerican mink sucks the blood of
has blood sucked by Foreign Ixodes rugicollis a tick Ixodida: Ixodidae Tick infestation (Ixodes) on feral Mink (Neovison vison) in central Germany, Christian, A., 2010
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Arachnida/Ixodida/Ixodidae/Ixodes (Pholeoixodes) rugicollis/Ixodes (Pholeoixodes) rugicollisa tick Animal / parasite / ectoparasite / blood suckerForeign /Animalia/Chordata/Mammalia/Carnivora/Mustelidae/Neovison vison/Neovison visonAmerican mink sucks the blood of

Author & YearTitleSource
Birks, J., 1986Mink24pp, The Mammal Society
Christian, A., 2010Tick infestation (Ixodes) on feral Mink (Neovison vison) in central GermanySoil Organisms Vol 82 (2): 209-216.
Prys-Jones, O.E. & Corbet, S.A., 1987BumblebeesNaturalists’ Handbooks, 6, 92pp, The Richmond Publishing Co. Ltd

Neovison vison (American Mink) may also be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesNeovison vison (American Mink)
FamilyMUSTELIDAE (stoats, weasels, mink, polecats, ferrets, otters, badgers, martens)
SuborderCANIFORMIA (a suborder of terrestrial mammals)
OrderCARNIVORA (carnivores)
ClassMAMMALIA (mammals)
SuperclassTETRAPODA (a superclass of unassigneds)
PhylumCHORDATA (vertebrates)
SuperphylumDEUTEROSTOMIA (deuterostomes)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Neovison vison (American Mink)

Identification Works

Handling & MagnificationAuthorYearTitleSource
Birks, J. 1986 Mink 24pp, The Mammal Society
Revels, R. 2006 Adult and juvenile American Mink Vol 17 (6) Page: 426
Smith, S., Booy, O., Wade, M. & White, V. American Mink

Neovison vison (American Mink) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

General Works

AuthorYearTitleSource

Pathology

Christian, A. 2010 Tick infestation (Ixodes) on feral Mink (Neovison vison) in central Germany Soil Organisms Vol 82 (2): 209-216.

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may also be relevant to Neovison vison (American Mink):

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