Category

Weasels

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Mustela nivalis

species of mammal

Mustela erminea

The stoat (Mustela erminea), also known as the Eurasian ermine or ermine, is a species of mustelid native to Eurasia and the northern regions of North America. Because of its wide circumpolar distribution, it is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. The name ermine () is used especially in its pure white winter coat of the stoat or its fur. Ermine fur was used in the 15th century by Catholic monarchs, who sometimes used it as the mozzetta cape. It has long been used on the ceremonial robes of members of the United Kingdom House of Lords. It was also used in capes on images such as the

species of mammal

Weasels are mammals of the genus Mustela of the family Mustelidae. The genus Mustela includes the least weasels, polecats, stoats, ferrets, and European mink. 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". In Great Britain, the term "weasel" usually refers to the smallest species, the least weasel (M. nivalis), the smallest carnivoran species.

Mustela putorius

species of mustelid

Mustela lutreola

species of mammal

semiaquatic species of mustelid

Mustela sibirica

species of mammal

mountain weasel

species of mammal

Mustela eversmanii

species of mammal

black-footed ferret

species of mustelid

Mustela kathiah

species of mammal

Mustela strigidorsa

species of mammal

Mustela lutreolina

species of mammal

Patagonian weasel

species of mammal

Mustela nudipes

species of mammal

species of mammal

Mustela subpalmata

population of the least weasel (Mustela nivalis)

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Neogale africana

species of mammal

Mustela haidarum

Species of mammal

Neogale felipei

species of mammal

American ermine

species of mammal

Polecats (subgenus Putorius) are mustelids in the genus Mustela. It includes four living species — the black-footed ferret or American polecat (Mustela nigripes), the domestic ferret (Mustela furo), the European polecat (Mustela putorius), and the steppe polecat (Mustela eversmanii). Polecats share the genus Mustela with members of the subgenera Lutreola and Mustela.

Species of mammal

Mustela aistoodonnivalis

species of carnivore