mustelid

📅 Updated:2026-09-06

🕒 Created:2012-02-13

🆔 ID:2578

Description

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Otherwise known as the weasel family, this taxonomic family includes weasels, badgers, wolverines, otters, and so on. Mustelidae is the largest and most diverse family of the Carnivora order, varying in shape and size across the globe. The mustelid family is composed of eight subfamilies.

Subfamilies, genera, and species:

For tagging purposes, all families except for Lutrinae are grouped under the musteline tag. However this is not an accurate depiction of the taxonomy.

mammal
- mustelidae
  - badger (Informal group)
    - helictidinae
      - (Melogale)
        chinese_ferret-badger
        burmese_ferret-badger
    - melinae
      - (Arctonyx)
        hog_badger
      - (Meles)
        japanese_badger
        asian_badger
        european_badger
    - mellivorinae
      - (Mellivora)
        honey_badger
    - taxidiinae
      - (Taxidea)
        american_badger
  - guloninae
    - (Eira)
      - tayra
    - (Gulo)
      - wolverine
        north_american_wolverine (G. g. luscus)
        european_wolverine (G. g. gulo)
    - (Martes)
    - (Pekania)
      - fisher_(animal)
  - ictonychinae
    - (Galictis)
      - greater_grison
      - lesser_grison
    - (Ictonyx)
      - striped_polecat
      - saharan_striped_polecat
    - (Lyncodon)
      - patagonian_weasel
    - (Poecilogale)
      - african_striped_weasel
    - (Vormela)
      - marbled_polecat
  - lutrinae
    - (Lontra) (new-world river otters)
      - north_american_river_otter
    - (Lutra) (old-world river otters)
      - eurasian_otter (L. lutra)
        japanese_river_otter (L. l. whiteleyi)
    - (Enhydra)
      - sea_otter
    - (Pteronura)
      - giant_otter
    - (Hydrictis)
      - spotted-necked_otter
    - (Aonyx)
      - african_clawless_otter (A. capensis)
        cape_clawless_otter (A. c. capensis)
        camaroon_clawless_otter (A. c. congicus)
  - mustelinae
    - (Mustela)
    - (Neovison)
      - american_mink
      - sea_mink

Hybrids:

khonorik

Informal groups (for convenience):

Anatomy:

animal_genitalia
- mustelid_penis
- mustelid_pussy

More information:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mustelidae

Other rankings:

tag group:species
mammal
- afrosoricid - Golden mole and tenrec.
- bovid - Buffalo, cattle, yak, etc.
- camelid - Alpaca, camel, llama, etc.
- canid - Dog, fox, wolf, etc.
- caprine - Goat, ibex, sheep, etc.
- cervid - Elk, moose, reindeer, etc.
- cetacean - Dolphin, porpoise, whale, etc.
- equid - Donkey, horse, zebra, etc.
- eulipotyphlan - Hedgehog, mole, shrew, etc.
- euplerid - Fanaloka, fossa, vontsira, etc.
- felid - Cat, lion, tiger, etc.
- giraffid - Giraffe, okapi, etc.
- herpestid - Mongoose
- lagomorph - Rabbit, hare, pika, etc.
- marsupial - Kangaroo, koala, opossum, etc.
- mephitid - Skunks and stink badgers.
- monotreme - Echidna and platypus
- mustelid - Ferret, otter, weasel, etc.
- pinniped - Sea lion, seal, walrus, etc.
- suina - Boar, pig, warthog, etc.
- primate - Ape, lemur, monkey, etc. (excludes human)
- proboscidean - Elephant, mammoth, mastodon, etc.
- procyonid - Kinkajou, raccoon, ring-tailed cat, etc.
- rodent - Mouse, rat, squirrel, etc.
- ursine - Grizzly bear, panda, polar bear, etc.
- viverrid - Civet, genet, linsang, etc.
- xenarthran - Anteater, armadillo, and sloth.