Status: Species: Common Name: Last Update:

Offline Amblonyx cinereus Oriental Small-Clawed Otter -----
Offline Aonyx capensis African Clawless Otter -----
Offline Aonyx congicus Congo Clawless Otter -----
Offline Arctonyx collaris Hog Badger -----
Offline Conepatus chinga Molina's Hog-Nosed Skunk -----
Offline Conepatus humboldtii Humboldt's Hog-Nosed Skunk -----
Offline Conepatus leuconotus Eastern Hog-Nosed Skunk -----
Offline Conepatus mesoleucus Western Hog-Nosed Skunk -----
Offline Conepatus semistriatus Striped Hog-Nosed Skunk -----
Offline Eira barbara Tayra -----
Offline Enhydra lutris Sea Otter -----
Offline Galictis cuja Lesser Grison -----
Offline Galictis vittata Greater Grison -----
Offline Gulo gulo Wolverine -----
Offline Ictonyx libyca Saharan Striped Polecat -----
Offline Ictonyx striatus Striped Polecat -----
Offline Lontra canadensis Northern River Otter -----
Offline Lontra felina Marine Otter -----
Offline Lontra longicaudis Neotropical River Otter -----
Offline Lontra provocax Southern River Otter -----
Offline Lutra lutra European Otter -----
Offline Lutra maculicollis Spotted-Necked Otter -----
Offline Lutra sumatrana Hairy-Nosed Otter -----
Offline Lutrogale perspicillata Lutrogale Perspicillata -----
Offline Lyncodon patagonicus Patagonian Weasel -----
Offline Martes americana American Marten -----
Offline Martes flavigula Yellow-Throated Marten -----
Offline Martes foina Beech Marten -----
Offline Martes gwatkinsii Nilgiri Marten -----
Offline Martes martes European Pine Marten -----
Offline Martes melampus Japanese Marten -----
Offline Martes pennanti Fisher Marten -----
Offline Martes zibellina Sable Marten -----
Offline Meles meles Eurasian Badger -----
Offline Mellivora capensis Honey Badger -----
Offline Melogale everetti Everett's Ferret-Badger -----
Offline Melogale moschata Chinese Ferret-Badger -----
Offline Melogale orientalis Javan Ferret-Badger -----
Offline Melogale personata Burmese Ferret-Badger -----
Offline Mephitis macroura Hooded Skunk -----
Offline Mephitis mephitis Striped Skunk -----
Offline Mustela africana Tropical Weasel -----
Offline Mustela altaica Mountain Weasel -----
Offline Mustela erminea Ermine -----
Offline Mustela eversmannii Steppe Polecat -----
Offline Mustela felipei Colombian Weasel -----
Offline Mustela frenata Long-Tailed Weasel -----
Offline Mustela kathiah Yellow-Bellied Weasel -----
Offline Mustela lutreola European Mink -----
Offline Mustela lutreolina Indonesian Mountain Weasel -----
Offline Mustela nigripes Black-Footed Ferret -----
Offline Mustela nivalis Least Weasel -----
Offline Mustela nudipes Malayan Weasel -----
Offline Mustela putorius European Polecat -----
Offline Mustela sibirica Siberian Weasel -----
Offline Mustela strigidorsa Black-Striped Weasel -----
Offline Mustela vison American Mink -----
Offline Mydaus javanensis Sunda Stink Badger -----
Offline Mydaus marchei Palawan Stink Badger -----
Offline Poecilogale albinucha African Striped Weasel -----
Offline Pteronura brasiliensis Giant Otter -----
Offline Spilogale putorius Eastern Spotted Skunk -----
Offline Spilogale pygmaea Pygmy Spotted Skunk -----
Offline Taxidea taxus American Badger -----
Offline Vormela peregusna Marbled Polecat -----
The Family Mustelidae includes a diverse group of small to medium-sized carnivorous mammals such as weasels, otters, ferrets, badgers, martens, and wolverines. Mustelids are characterized by elongated bodies, short legs, sharp teeth, and strong jaws, making them effective hunters and scavengers. They are found worldwide, occupying a variety of habitats from forests and grasslands to aquatic environments. Many species are solitary and territorial, while some, like otters, show social behavior. Mustelids play important ecological roles as predators that control populations of small mammals and invertebrates, and several species have been domesticated or hunted for fur.

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