#family_Mustelidae__Mustelidae weasels; polecats; ferrets; minks; fishers; otters; badgers; skunks; wolverines; martens
supertype: #mammal_family a family of mammals
member of: #order_Carnivora
member: #musteline_mammal__mustelinemammal__musteline fissiped fur-bearing carnivorous mammals
member: #genus_Mustela__Mustela type genus of the family Mustelidae: minks and weasels
member: #weasel small carnivorous mammal with short legs and elongated body and neck
member: #mink slender-bodied semiaquatic mammal having partially webbed feet; valued for its fur
member: #fitch__polecat__foulmart__foumart__Mustela_putorius dark brown mustelid of woodlands of Eurasia that gives off an unpleasant odor when threatened
member: #black-footed_ferret__ferret__Mustela_nigripes ferret of prairie regions of United States; nearly extinct
member: #genus_Poecilogale__Poecilogale muishonds
member: #muishond southern African weasel
member: #genus_Ictonyx__Ictonyx a genus of Mustelidae
member: #striped_muishond__stripedmuishond__Ictonyx_striata__ictonyxstriata ferret-sized muishond often tamed
member: #zoril__Ictonyx_frenata north African muishond
member: #subfamily_Lutrinae__Lutrinae subdivision not used in some classifications: otters
member: #genus_Lutra__Lutra in some classifications considered a genus of the subfamily Lutrinae
member: #otter freshwater carnivorous mammal having webbed and clawed feet and dark brown fur
member: #genus_Enhydra__Enhydra sea otters
member: #sea_otter__seaotter__Enhydra_lutris large marine otter of northern Pacific coasts having very thick dark brown fur
member: #subfamily_Mephitinae__Mephitinae subdivision not used in some classifications: skunks
member: #genus_Mephitis__Mephitis in some classifications: type genus of the subfamily Mephitinae
member: #striped_skunk__stripedskunk__Mephitis_mephitis most common and widespread North American skunk
member: #hooded_skunk__Mephitis_macroura of Mexico and southernmost parts of southwestern United States
member: #genus_Conepatus__Conepatus a genus of Mustelidae
member: #hog-nosed_skunk__hognosedskunk__hognosed_skunk__badger_skunk__rooter_skunk__Conepatus_leuconotus large naked-muzzled skunk with white back and tail; of southwestern North America and Mexico
member: #genus_Spilogale__Spilogale a genus of Mustelidae
member: #little_spotted_skunk__spotted_skunk__spottedskunk__Spilogale_putorius small skunk with a marbled black and white coat; of United States and Mexico
member: #subfamily_Melinae__Melinae subdivision not used in some classifications: badgers
member: #genus_Taxidea__Taxidea in some classifications considered a genus of subfamily Melinae
member: #American_badger__Taxidea_taxus a variety of badger native to America
member: #genus_Meles__Meles in some classifications: type genus of the subfamily Melinae
member: #Eurasian_badger__Meles_meles a variety of badger native to Europe and Asia
member: #genus_Mellivora__Mellivora ratels
member: #ratel__honey_badger__honeybadger__Mellivora_capensis nocturnal badger-like carnivore of wooded regions of Africa and southern Asia
member: #genus_Melogale__Melogale a genus of Mustelidae
member: #ferret_badger small ferret-like badger of southeast Asia
member: #genus_Arctonyx__Arctonyx a genus of Mustelidae
member: #hog_badger__hogbadger__hog-nosed_badger__hognosedbadger__sand_badger__Arctonyx_collaris SE Asian badger with a snout like a pig
member: #genus_Gulo__Gulo a genus of Mustelidae
member: #carcajou__wolverine__skunk_bear__skunkbear__Gulo_luscus stocky shaggy-coated North American carnivorous mammal
member: #genus_Grison a genus of Mustelidae
member: #grison__Grison_vittatus__Galictis_vittatus carnivore of Central and South America resembling a weasel with a grayish-white back and dark underparts
member: #genus_Galictis alternative name for the genus Grison
member: #genus_Martes__Martes martens
member: #marten_cat__marten agile slender-bodied arboreal mustelids somewhat larger than weasels
member: #genus_Charronia__Charronia a genus of Mustelidae
member: #yellow-throated_marten__Charronia_flavigula large yellow and black marten of S China and Burma
member: #genus_Eira__Eira a genus of Mustelidae
member: #tayra__taira__Eira_barbara long-tailed arboreal mustelid of Central and South America
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