Mustela putorius Linnaeus, 1758
(Polecat)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesMustela putorius (Polecat)
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)
Records of Mustela putorius (Polecat) :
1: Mustela putorius (Polecat)
20 Mar 2016 OSGR: SU10 50° 50’ N, 1° 50’ W Vice County: South Hants (VC 11) England
road casualty. Stiff at 10am, relaxed by the evening so presumably died the previous night.
Image 1: Face - close-up - dorsal viewImage 2: Face - close-up - lateral viewImage 3: Front paw - close-up - latero-ventral viewImage 4: Rear paws - close-up - ventral viewImage 5: Road casualtyImage 6: Road casualty (2)Image 7: Teeth - close-up

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Carver, C. 2003 Polecat Vol 15, No 2 Page: 107

Mustela putorius (Polecat) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Mustela putorius (Polecat)
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