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The black-footed ferret (Mustela nigripes), also known as the American polecat [4] or prairie dog hunter, [5] is a species of mustelid native to central North America. The black-footed ferret is roughly the size of a mink and is similar in appearance to the European polecat and the Asian steppe polecat. It is largely nocturnal and solitary ...
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).
Weasels / ˈ w iː z əl z / 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.
Skeleton of a black-footed ferret (Mustela nigripes) on display at the Museum of Osteology. Within a large range of variation, the mustelids exhibit some common characteristics. They are typically small animals with elongated bodies, short legs, short skulls, short, round ears, and thick fur. [5]
Black-footed ferret, Mustela nigripes; Least weasel, Mustela nivalis; Malayan weasel, Mustela nudipes; ... (Mustela lutreola) and the American mink (Neogale vison).
Genus Mustela. Steppe polecat, M. eversmannii (Central and Eastern Europe, and Central Asia) American polecat (Black-footed ferret) M. nigripes (Southwest United States) European polecat, M. putorius (Western Eurasia and North Africa)
The ferret (Mustela furo) is a small, domesticated species belonging to the family Mustelidae. The ferret is most likely a domesticated form of the wild European polecat (Mustela putorius), as evidenced by the ferret's ability to interbreed with European polecats and produce hybrid offspring. Physically, ferrets resemble other mustelids because ...
The least weasel (Mustela nivalis), little weasel, common weasel, or simply weasel is the smallest member of the genus Mustela, family Mustelidae and order Carnivora. It is native to Eurasia , North America and North Africa , and has been introduced to New Zealand , Malta , Crete , the Azores , and São Tomé .