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The Mustelidae (/ m ʌ ˈ s t ɛ l ɪ d iː /; [2] from Latin mustela, weasel) are a diverse family of carnivoran mammals, including weasels, badgers, otters, polecats, martens, grisons, and wolverines.
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Mustelidae is a family of mammals in the order Carnivora,...
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Musteloidea. Left-right: spotted skunk, red panda, wolverine...
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Mustelidae is a family of mammals in the order Carnivora, which includes weasels, badgers, otters, ferrets, martens, minks, and wolverines, and many other extant and extinct genera. A member of this family is called a mustelid; Mustelidae is the largest family in Carnivora, and its extant species are divided into eight subfamilies.
Common NameScientific Name And SubspeciesRangeSize And EcologyM. strigidorsa Gray, 1855Parts of southeast AsiaSize: 30–36 cm (12–14 in) long, plus ...M. nigripes (Audubon, 1851)Three small areas in central United ...Size: 50–53 cm (20–21 in) long, plus ...M. subpalmata Hemprich, 1833Nile river delta in EgyptSize: 32–43 cm (13–17 in) long, plus 9–13 ...M. lutreola (Linnaeus, 1761) Seven ...Scattered parts of west Asia and west ...Size: 35–43 cm (14–17 in) long, plus ...Members of this genus are small, active predators, with long and slender bodies and short legs. The family Mustelidae, or mustelids (which also includes badgers, otters, and wolverines), is often referred to as the "weasel family".
Scientific NameCommon NameDistributionMustela altaica Pallas, 1811Northern and Southern AsiaMustela lutreolina Robinson and Thomas, ...Southern AsiaMustela erminea Linnaeus, 1758Stoat, Beringian ermine, Eurasian ermine, ...Europe and Northern AsiaArctic Canada and ...Mustela nivalis Linnaeus, 1766Europe, North Africa and Northern Asia ...The Mustelidae (/ mʌˈstɛlɪdiː /; from Latin mustela, weasel) are a diverse family of carnivoran mammals, including weasels, badgers, otters, polecats, martens, grisons, and wolverines. Otherwise known as mustelids (/ ˈmʌstɪlɪdz /), they form the largest family in the suborder Caniformia of the order Carnivora with about 66 to 70 ...
Musteloidea. Left-right: spotted skunk, red panda, wolverine and raccoon; representing the families Mephitidae, Ailuridae, Mustelidae and Procyonidae. Musteloidea is a superfamily of carnivoran mammals united by shared characteristics of the skull and teeth.
This category contains articles about the mustelids - the Mustelidae family - i.e. the otters, ferrets, badgers and weasels.
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Mustelids are a family of carnivorous mammals. They are the family Mustelidae, in the order Carnivora. They are the largest family of mammals. They are diverse, from weasels who eat mice to wolverines that can kill prey much larger than themselves.
