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title: "Amerikaanse nerts"
description: "Neogale vison — Zoogdieren. The American mink is a semiaquatic species of mustelid native to North America, though human introduction has expanded its range to many parts of Europe, Asia, and South America."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/nl/animal/american-mink
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Amerikaanse nerts

> Neogale vison — Zoogdieren. The American mink is a semiaquatic species of mustelid native to North America, though human introduction has expanded its range to many parts of Europe, Asia, and South America.

- Scientific name: *Neogale vison*
- Category: `mammals` (Zoogdieren)
- Habitats: `freshwater` (Meren en rivieren)
- iNaturalist observations: 26489
- Wikidata: [Q27179](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q27179)
- iNaturalist taxon: [1264432](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/1264432)

## Names

- en: American Mink
- de: Mink
- es: Visón americano
- fr: Vison d'Amérique
- it: Neovison vison
- nl: Amerikaanse nerts
- pt: Vison-americano
- pl: Wizon amerykański

## Countries with the most observations

US (11775), CA (7550), RU (1100), GB (392), ES (296), DK (171), SE (157), NO (135), CL (130), UA (127), FI (126), PT (101)

## Summary

The American mink is a semiaquatic species of mustelid native to North America, though human introduction has expanded its range to many parts of Europe, Asia, and South America. Because of range expansion, the American mink is classed as a least-concern species by the IUCN. The American mink was formerly thought to be the only extant member of the genus Neovison following the extinction of the sea mink (N. macrodon), but recent studies, followed by taxonomic authorities, have reclassified it and the sea mink within the genus Neogale, which also contains a few New World weasel species. The…

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_mink

## Photo

![Amerikaanse nerts](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/american-mink/medium.jpg)

Photo: Edwin Wilke · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/338967883

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/american-mink?lang=nl` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).