Mustelinae
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Carnivora |
| Family: | Mustelidae |
| Subfamily: | Mustelinae |
| Genera and species | |
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| Mustelinae range | |
Mustelinae is a paraphyletic[1] subfamily of family Mustelidae, which includes wolverines, weasels, ferrets, martens, and minks, to the exclusion of the otters (Lutrinae).
Extant species of Mustelinae
Subfamily Mustelinae
- Genus Arctonyx
- Hog badger, Arctonyx collaris
- Genus Eira
- Tayra, Eira barbara
- Genus Galictis (grisón)
- Greater grison, Galictis vittata
- Lesser grison, Galictis cuja
- Genus Gulo
- Wolverine, Gulo gulo
- Genus Ictonyx
- Striped polecat, Ictonyx striatus
- Saharan striped polecat, Ictonyx libycus
- Genus Lyncodon
- Patagonian weasel, Lyncodon patagonicus
- Genus Martes (sable and martens)
- American marten, Martes americana
- Yellow-throated marten, Martes flavigula
- Beech marten, Martes foina
- Nilgiri marten, Martes gwatkinsii
- Pine marten, Martes martes
- Japanese marten, Martes melampus
- Sable, Martes zibellina
- Genus Meles
- Japanese badger, Meles anakuma
- Asian badger, Meles leucurus
- European badger, Meles meles
- Genus Melogale (Ferret badgers)
- Bornean ferret-badger, Melogale everetti
- Chinese ferret-badger, Melogale moschata
- Javan ferret-badger, Melogale orientalis
- Burmese ferret-badger, Melogale personata
- Genus Mustela (weasels, ferrets, European mink and stoats)
- Amazon weasel, Mustela africana
- Mountain weasel, Mustela altaica
- Stoat or ermine, Mustela erminea
- Steppe polecat, Mustela eversmannii
- Colombian weasel, Mustela felipei
- Long-tailed weasel, Mustela frenata
- Japanese weasel, Mustela itatsi
- Yellow-bellied weasel, Mustela kathiah
- European mink, Mustela lutreola
- Indonesian mountain weasel, Mustela lutreolina
- Black-footed ferret, Mustela nigripes
- Least weasel, Mustela nivalis
- Malayan weasel, Mustela nudipes
- European polecat, Mustela putorius
- Domesticated ferret, Mustela putorius furo
- Siberian weasel, Mustela sibirica
- Back-striped weasel, Mustela strigidorsa
- Egyptian weasel, Mustela subpalmata
- Genus Neovison
- American mink, Neovison vison
- Sea mink, Neovison macrodon (19th century †)
- Genus Pekania
- Fisher, Pekania pennanti
- Genus Poecilogale
- African striped weasel, Poecilogale albinucha
- Genus Taxidea
- American badger, Taxidea taxus
- Genus Vormela
- Marbled polecat, Vormela peregusna
Many of the fashion furs come from this subfamily: ermine, sable, weasel, must, polecat, marten.[2]
References
- ↑ Koepfli KP, Deere KA, Slater GJ, et al. (2008). "Multigene phylogeny of the Mustelidae: Resolving relationships, tempo and biogeographic history of a mammalian adaptive radiation". BMC Biol. 6: 4–5. doi:10.1186/1741-7007-6-10. PMC 2276185. PMID 18275614.
- ↑ "History of Fur in Fashion: Introduction". 4 December 2011.
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