Order Carnivora Author Wilson, Don E. Author Reeder, DeeAnn text 2005 The Johns Hopkins University Press Baltimore Mammal Species of the World: a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3 rd Edition), Volume 1 532 628 book chapter 0-8018-8221-4 10.5281/zenodo.7316519 Vormela peregusna (Guldenstaedt 1770) [Peregusna] peregusna Guldenstaedt 1770 , Nova Comm. Imp. Acad. Sci. Petropoli, 14 (1): 441 . Type Locality: "habitat in campis apricis desertis Tanaicensibus" [ U.S. S. R ., Rostov Obl., steppes at lower Don River ( Honacki et al., 1982 )]. Vernacular Names: Marbled Polecat . Subspecies: : Subspecies Vormela peregusna subsp. peregusna Guldenstaedt 1770 Subspecies Vormela peregusna subsp. koshewnikowi Satunin 1910 Subspecies Vormela peregusna subsp. negans Miller 1910 Subspecies Vormela peregusna subsp. pallidior Stroganov 1948 Subspecies Vormela peregusna subsp. syriaca Pocock 1936 Distribution: Afghanistan , Bulgaria , NC and W China , Greece , Iran , Kazakhstan , Macedonia, S Mongolia , Pakistan , Romania , Russia , Serbia , Syria , Tajikistan , Turkey , Turkmenistan , Ukraine , Uzbekistan . Conservation: IUCN – Vulnerable as V . p. peregusna , otherwise Lower Risk (lc). Discussion: Synonyms allocated according to Heptner et al. (1967).