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Taxon: Family
Mustelidae
(Fischer de Waldheim, 1817) Swainson, 1835
- weasels, badgers, skunks, and otters
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Natura - nature
..Mundus - physical world
....Naturalia - natural bodies
......Biota
........Domain Eukaryota - eukaryotes
..........Unikonta
............Opisthokonta
..............Holozoa
................Kingdom Animalia - animals
..................Epitheliozoa
....................Eumetazoa - eumetazoans
......................Bilateria - bilaterians
........................Eubilateria
..........................Deuterostomia - deuterostomes
............................Phylum Chordata - chordates
..............................Subphylum Vertebrata - vertebrates
................................Infraphylum Gnathostomata - jawed vertebrates
..................................Superclass Tetrapoda - tetrapods
....................................Reptiliomorpha
......................................Batrachosauria
........................................Amniota
..........................................Synapsida
............................................Therapsida
..............................................Theriodontia
................................................Eutheriodontia
..................................................Cynodontia
....................................................Eucynodontia
......................................................Mammaliamorpha
........................................................Mammaliaformes
..........................................................Holotheria
............................................................Class Mammalia - mammals
..............................................................Theriimorpha
................................................................Theriiformes
..................................................................Trechnotheria
....................................................................Cladotheria
......................................................................Zatheria
........................................................................Subclass Boreosphenida
..........................................................................Theria
............................................................................Infraclass Eutheria
..............................................................................Cohort Placentalia - placentals
................................................................................Magnorder Boreoeutheria
..................................................................................Grandorder Laurasiatheria
....................................................................................Scrotifera
......................................................................................Fereuungulata
........................................................................................Superorder Ferae
..........................................................................................Order Carnivora - carnivores
............................................................................................Suborder Caniformia
..............................................................................................Infraorder Arctoidea
................................................................................................Parvorder Mustelida
..................................................................................................Family Mephitidae
..................................................................................................Family Procyonidae - raccoons and relatives
..................................................................................................Family Mustelidae - weasels, badgers, skunks, and otters
....................................................................................................Genus †Aelurocyon
....................................................................................................Genus †Amphicticeps
....................................................................................................Genus †Bathygale
....................................................................................................Genus †Brachypsalis
....................................................................................................Genus †Franconictis
....................................................................................................Genus †Luogale
....................................................................................................Genus †Megalictis
....................................................................................................Genus †Oligobunis
....................................................................................................Genus †Paragale
....................................................................................................Genus †Paroligobunis
....................................................................................................Genus †Plesictis
....................................................................................................Genus †Plesiogale
....................................................................................................Genus †Potamotherium
....................................................................................................Genus †Promartes
....................................................................................................Genus †Semantor
....................................................................................................Genus †Sivalictis
....................................................................................................Genus †Stromeriella
....................................................................................................Genus †Zodiolestes
....................................................................................................Subfamily Guloninae
....................................................................................................Subfamily †Leptarctinae
....................................................................................................Subfamily Lutrinae - otters
....................................................................................................Subfamily Melinae - badgers
....................................................................................................Subfamily Mellivorinae
....................................................................................................Subfamily Mustelinae - weasels
....................................................................................................»Genus Aonyx - clawless otters
....................................................................................................»Genus Arctonyx - hog badger
....................................................................................................»Genus Conepatus - hog-nosed skunks
....................................................................................................»Genus Eira - tayra
....................................................................................................»Genus Enhydra - sea otter
....................................................................................................»Genus Galictis - grisons
....................................................................................................»Genus Gulo - wolverine
....................................................................................................»Genus Ictonyx - zorilla
....................................................................................................»Genus Lutra - river otters
....................................................................................................»Genus Lyncodon - Patagonian weasel
....................................................................................................»Genus Martes - martens, fisher, and sable
....................................................................................................»Genus Meles - Old World badger
....................................................................................................»Genus Mellivora - honey badger
....................................................................................................»Genus Melogale - ferret-badgers
....................................................................................................»Genus Mephitis - striped skunk and hooded skunk
....................................................................................................»Genus Mustela - weasels, ermines, stoats, minks, ferrets, and polecats
....................................................................................................»Genus Mydaus - stink badgers
....................................................................................................»Genus Poecilictis - North African striped weasel
....................................................................................................»Genus Poecilogale - African striped weasel
....................................................................................................»Genus Pteronura - giant otter
....................................................................................................»Genus Spilogale - spotted skunks
....................................................................................................»Genus Taxidea - American badger
....................................................................................................»Genus Vormela - marbled polecat
....................................................................................................»Subfamily †Simocyoninae
....................................................................................................(Genus Charronia)
....................................................................................................(Genus Galera)
....................................................................................................(Genus Grisonella)
....................................................................................................(Genus Helictis)
....................................................................................................(Genus Lutreola)
....................................................................................................(Genus Putorius)
....................................................................................................(Genus Zorilla)
....................................................................................................(Subfamily Mephitinae) - skunks
....................................................................................................(Subfamily Taxidiinae)
Ecology
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Omnivore
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Marine
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Last updated: 7 Apr 2012