Marine Mink

A marine mink (Neovison pacificus) is a species of mink that is native to the pacific coast of North America, and is part of the family Mustelidae, one of the largest family of mammals in the order Carnivora. It is most closely related to the American mink (Neovison vison), with debate about whether or not the marine mink should be considered a subspecies of the American mink (making it Neovison vison pacificus) or a species of its own.