Mustela nigripes - #128
Black-footed Ferret
Side view, at burrow entrance
Geographic Distribution
Formerly, Canada (S Alberta and Saskatchewan), USA (south to Arizona, Oklahoma, and NW Texas). Viable populations now only in captivity.
Order/Family
Mustelidae
Genus
Mustela
Specific Epithet
nigripes
Image Location
White River, SD, USA
Photographer
L C Goldman (U S Fish & Wildlife Service)