Mammals of Korea: a review of their taxonomy, distribution and conservation status Author Jo, Yeong-Seok Author Baccus, John T. Author Koprowski, John L. text Zootaxa 2018 2018-11-19 4522 1 1 216 journal article 27944 10.11646/zootaxa.4522.1.1 58e0c7c5-75ec-4b1b-beb0-d01527f710f9 1175-5326 2610198 C24EFA8A-A5A0-4B06-A0A9-632F542B9529 Mustela sibirica Pallas, 1773 —Siberian Weasel Mustela sibirica Pallas, 1773 p.701 ; Type locality- Siberian mountains (west Altai ); Won,1968 p.285 ; Corbet, 1978 p.170 ; Han, 1994 p.46 ; Won & Smith, 1999 p.19 ; Oh, 2004a p.172 . Lutreola quelpartis Thomas, 1908b p.53 ; Type locality- Jeju Island. M. manchurica Brass, 1911 p.490 ; Type locality- Manchuria. Kolonocus sibiricus coreanus Domaniewski, 1926 p.55 ; Type locality- Seoul , Korea . K. sibiricus katsurai : Kishida & Mori, 1931 p.380 (northern Korea ; Nomen nudum ). K. sibiricus peninsulae Kishida and Mori, 1931 p.380 (most of Korean peninsula; Nomen nudum ). K. sibiricus quelpartis : Kishida & Mori, 1931 p.380 ( Jeju Island); Corbet, 1978 p.170 . M . sibirica manchurica : Kuroda, 1938 p.30 ; Won, 1958 p.439 ; Won, 1967 p.114 ; Won,1968 p.285 ; Corbet, 1978 p.170 ; Yoon, 1992 p.102 . M . sibirica coreana : Kuroda, 1938 p.30 ; Tate, 1947 p.149 ; Ellerman & Morrison-Scott, 1951 p.262 ; Won, 1958 p.439 ; Won, 1967 p.116 ; Won, 1968 p.289 ; Yoon, 1992 p.194 . M . sibirica quelpartis : Kuroda, 1938 p.31 ; Ellerman & Morrison-Scott, 1951 p.261 ; Won, 1958 p.439 ; Won, 1967 p.121 ; Won, 1968 p.290 ; Yoon, 1992 p.105 ; Jo et al. , 2012 p.252 . FIGURE 48. Range map of Mustela eversmanii in Korea. FIGURE 49. Range map of Mustela sibirica in Korea. Range: The distribution of Mustela sibirica covers the Korean Peninsula from urban areas of Seoul to high mountains, where it is common (3 rd National Nature-Environmental Survey 2006–2013 unpublished electronic data; Fig. 49 ). Remarks: Won and Smith (1999) described three subspecies, a northern population, M. s. manchurica , a southern population, M. s. coreana , and an isolated population on Jeju Island, M. s. quelpartis for the Siberian weasel in Korea . Mustela s. coreana was later synonymized with M. s. manchurica ( Corbet 1978 ) , which included: a peninsula subspecies, M . s . manchurica Brass, 1911 ; the subspecies on Jeju Island, M . s . quelpartis Thomas, 1908 , Quelpart kolonok. Also, Abramov (2005) confirmed M. s. quelpartis as a valid subspecies by morphometric comparison with populations of the Korean Peninsula and M. itatsi in Japan . However, Koh et al . (2012c) found that the subspecies quelpartis was not genetically distinct from the subspecies of the Korean Peninsula; thus, they did not support the current classification based on pelage color variation. Conservation status: Ulsan, Daejeon , and Gwangju Metropolitan governments designated M. sibirica as a Provincially Protected Species.