The sea mink, also known as the sea weasel, is a cute little animal that was once distributed in the coast of Maine, USA, feeding on fish and shellfish. After the collar caused people to loot, so the sea mink has been extinct due to excessive hunting. The editor has compiled some information about sea minks, let's take a look!

I. Basic information

【Chinese name】sea mink

【other name】sea weasel

【Latin name】Neovison macrodon

【Kingdom】Animal Kingdom

【Domain】Chordates

【Subphylum】Vertebrate Subphylum

【Class ] Mammalia

[Subclass] Euzodia

[Order] Carnivora

[Suborder] Canines

[Family] Mustelidae

[Subfamily] Mustelidae

[Genus] Mustela

[Species] Mink

2. Morphological characteristics

The mink's body length is generally 0.30-0.53m, its tail is stout, 0.20-0.25m long, and its weight is about 2kg. Its fur is thick, dark and shiny, and its front feet are short and short. , the hind feet are webbed and flattened.

3. Living habits

1. Habits: Sea minks live in groups during the day, rarely go to the deep sea, and stay on the shore at night Rest, and rarely go to the land far from the shore.

2. Diet: Sea mink's diet is very mixed, all kinds of fish and shellfish in the sea are their food. Occasionally eat some seaweed to adjust the appetite. Due to the peculiar limbs, the sea mink, which is clumsy on land, is agile in the sea. As long as the fish are targeted by the sea mink, few can escape.

Four. Reasons for Extinction

Sea mink fur is fine and bright, and has excellent thermal properties. It is this gorgeous fur that makes them go extinct, because in the A long time ago, their fur products have become the exclusive products of the royal family and aristocrats all over the world. People hunted sea mink in large numbers to make coats, collars, hats and shawls. By the middle of the 19th century, the number of sea mink was already very small, and the price of its fur products was also increasing. Human greed and ruthlessness caused the sea mink to disappear by 1880.

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