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In North America, ursids (bears) and musteloids first appeared in the Chadronian [citation needed] of the late Eocene, and in early-Oligocene Europe, immediately following the Grande Coupure extinction event.
North America, Central America, and northern South America: Size: 28–42 cm (11–17 in) long, plus 11–30 cm (4–12 in) tail [121] Habitat: Inland wetlands, grassland, and shrubland [122] Diet: Primarily eats rodents and other small mammals [122] LC Unknown [122] Sea mink† N. macrodon (Prentiss, 1903)
Sthenictis sp. (American Museum of Natural History). Mustelids vary greatly in size and behaviour. The smaller variants of the least weasel can be under 20 cm (8 in) in length, while the giant otter of Amazonian South America can measure up to 1.7 m (5 ft 7 in) and sea otters can exceed 45 kg (99 lb) in weight.
Putorius is a subgenus of mustelids in the genus Mustela. It includes four 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). These mustelids are commonly referred to as "polecats" or "ferrets".
Articles relating to the Musteloidea, a superfamily of carnivoran mammals united by shared characters of the skull and teeth. The Musteloidea consists of the families Ailuridae (), Mustelidae (mustelids: weasels, otters, martens, and badgers), Procyonidae (procyonids: raccoons, coatis, kinkajous, olingos, olinguitos, ringtails and cacomistles), and Mephitidae (skunks and stink badgers).
A male North American River Otter, he is a minor character in the Disney film Zootopia, he is married to Mrs. Otterton. Mrs. Otterton Zootopia: A female North American River Otter, she is married to Mr. Otterton. Ollie and Oscar Go, Diego, Go! The two river otter siblings who first appeared in Diego and Alicia Save the Otters!
This category contains articles about the mustelids - the Mustelidae family - i.e. the otters, ferrets, badgers and weasels. Subcategories This category has the following 9 subcategories, out of 9 total.
The tayra (Eira barbara) is an omnivorous animal from the mustelid family, native to the Americas.It is the only species in the genus Eira.. Tayras are also known as the tolomuco or perico ligero in Central America, motete in Honduras, irara in Brazil, san hol or viejo de monte in the Yucatan Peninsula, and high-woods dog (or historically chien bois) in Trinidad. [2]