Big mink
Neogale macrodon (Prentiss, 1903)
Status not recordedmammalsExtinct
The big mink (Neogale macrodon) is a species in the family Mustelidae, order Carnivora. Recorded adults weigh about 1.15 kg.
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Quick facts about the big mink
- Weight
- 1.15 kgsrc for Weight
- Length
- Not recorded
- Lifespan
- Not recorded
- Diet
- Carnivoresrc for Diet
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- Not recorded
- Young per litter or clutch
- Not recorded
- Active
- At night (nocturnal)src for Active
- Lifestyle
- Terrestrialsrc for Lifestyle
- Conservation status
- Not recorded
- Countries on record
- Not recorded
Where does the big mink live?
Not recorded
Is the big mink endangered?
No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.
How is the big mink classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classMammalia
- orderCarnivora
- familyMustelidae
- genusNeogale
- SpeciesNeogale macrodon (Prentiss, 1903)
Synonyms Lutreola macrodon, Lutreola vison antiquus, Mustela macrodon, Neovison macrodon
Other names and names in other languages (27)
- Ancient minkEnglish
- Bull minkEnglish
- Giant minkEnglish
- Salt-water minkEnglish
- Sea minkEnglish
- Seashore minkEnglish
- Shell-heap minkEnglish
- Vizon morBreton
- Visó maríCatalan
- norek mořskýCzech
- SeenerzGerman
- SeewieselGerman
- MarvizonoEsperanto
- Mink marinoSpanish
- Visón MarinoSpanish
- MeriminkEstonian
- تیرهراسوی دریاییPersian
- Vison de merFrench
- Tengeri nyércHungarian
- Visone marinoItalian
- ウミベミンクJapanese
- 바다밍크Korean
- ZeeminkDutch
- Vison-marinhoPortuguese
- Морская норкаRussian
- Deniz vizonuTurkish
- Chồn nâu biểnVietnamese
Relatives of the big mink
Other species in the same genus Neogale.
American mink
Neogale vison
Amazon weasel
Neogale africana
Colombian weasel
Neogale felipei
Long-tailed weasel
Neogale frenata
CompareBig mink vs American minkBig mink vs Amazon weaselBig mink vs Colombian weaselBig mink vs Long-tailed weasel
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the big mink?
An adult big mink weighs 1.15 kg, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
What kind of animal is the big mink?
The big mink (Neogale macrodon) belongs to the family Mustelidae in the order Carnivora.
Sources and how to cite this page
Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.
- Catalogue of Life eXtended Release · CC BY 4.0 · 2026-10-16 XR
Catalogue of Life (2026). Catalogue of Life eXtended Release, version 2026-10-16 XR. Catalogue of Life Foundation, Amsterdam, Netherlands. https://doi.org/10.48580/dgzlf - Wikimedia Commons · per file (CC0 / public domain / CC BY green, CC BY-SA amber, anything else not displayed) · 2026-11-11
Wikimedia Commons contributors. Wikimedia Commons. https://commons.wikimedia.org (each file credited to its author under its own licence). - EltonTraits 1.0: species-level foraging attributes of the world's birds and mammals · CC0 1.0 · 1.0
Wilman, H., Belmaker, J., Simpson, J., de la Rosa, C., Rivadeneira, M.M. & Jetz, W. (2014) EltonTraits 1.0: Species-level foraging attributes of the world's birds and mammals. Ecology 95: 2027. https://doi.org/10.1890/13-1917.1. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.3559887.v1 - Wikidata · CC0 1.0 · 2026-11-11
Wikidata contributors. Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org (data retrieved via the Wikidata Query Service).
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