Mustelinae

Translingual

Etymology

Mustela +‎ -inae

Proper noun

Mustelinae

(sensu lato) A taxonomic subfamily within the family Mustelidae – the wolverines, weasels, ferrets and martens etc.
(sensu stricto) A taxonomic subfamily within the family Mustelidae – weasels, minks, polecats.

Usage notes

Mustelinae in Mammal Species of the World at Bucknell. includes almost all genera placed in family Mustelidae in subfamily Mustelinae, eliminating several subfamilies, with only subfamilies Lutrinae and Mustelinae remaining.

Hypernyms

(subfamily): Eukaryota - superkingdom; Animalia - kingdom; Bilateria - subkingdom; Deuterostomia - infrakingdom; Chordata - phylum; Vertebrata - subphylum; Gnathostomata - infraphylum; Tetrapoda - superclass; Mammalia - class; Theria - supercohort; Eutheria - infraclass; Carnivora - order; Caniformia - suborder; Mustelidae - family

Hyponyms

(sensu lato): Arctonyx, Eira (tayra), Galictis (grison), Gulo (wolverine), Ictonyx (certain polecats), Lyncodon (Patagonian weasel), Martes (martens, fisher, sable), Meles (Eurasian badgers), Mellivora (honey badger), Melogale (ferret-badgers), Mustela (weasels, certain polecats, European mink, black-footed ferret, ermine), Neovison (American mink), Poecilogale (African striped weasel), Taxidea (American badgers), Vormela (marbled polecat) - genera
(sensu stricto): Lyncodon (Patagonian weasel), Mustela (weasels, etc) Neovison (American mink) - genera

References

Mustelinae on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Mustelinae on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Mustelinae on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Mustelinae in Mammal Species of the World at Bucknell.
Mustelinae at National Center for Biotechnology Information

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