Mustela Linnaeus, 1758
(stoats, weasels, mink, polecats, ferrets)

Subtaxon Example images Rank Featured
subtaxa		 No of
images		 No of
ID refs
Mustela erminea
Stoat
Species 1 ident. refs
Mustela nivalis
Weasel
Species 1 ident. refs
Mustela putorius
Polecat
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 		Species 7 images 1 ident. refs
[Mustela erminea/nivalis]
stoat/weasel
Informal 2 subtaxa 4 ident. refs
Taxonomic hierarchy:
GenusMustela (stoats, weasels, mink, polecats, ferrets)
FamilyMUSTELIDAE (stoats, weasels, mink, polecats, ferrets, otters, badgers, martens)
SuborderCANIFORMIA (a suborder of terrestrial mammals)
OrderCARNIVORA (carnivores)
ClassMAMMALIA (mammals)
SuperclassTETRAPODA (a superclass of unassigneds)
PhylumCHORDATA (vertebrates)
SuperphylumDEUTEROSTOMIA (deuterostomes)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
The Vincent Wildlife Trust 2014 Polecats & Ferrets: How to tell them apart

Mustela (stoats, weasels, mink, polecats, ferrets) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Mustela (stoats, weasels, mink, polecats, ferrets)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 0 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Mustela (stoats, weasels, mink, polecats, ferrets)
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