#musteline_mammal__mustelinemammal__musteline fissiped fur-bearing carnivorous mammals
supertype: carnivore terrestrial or aquatic flesh-eating mammal; terrestrial carnivores have four or five clawed digits on each limb
member of: family_Mustelidae
subtype: weasel small carnivorous mammal with short legs and elongated body and neck
subtype: ermine__shorttail_weasel__shorttailweasel__Mustela_erminea mustelid of northern hemisphere in its white winter coat
subtype: stoat the ermine in its brown summer coat with black-tipped tail
subtype: New_World_least_weasel__Mustela_rixosa of Canada and northeastern United States
subtype: Old_World_least_weasel__Mustela_nivalis of Europe
subtype: longtail_weasel__long-tailed_weasel__Mustela_frenata the common American weasel distinguished by large size and black-tipped tail
subtype: muishond southern African weasel
subtype: snake_muishond__snakemuishond__Poecilogale_albinucha small slender burrowing muishond with white top of the head
subtype: striped_muishond__stripedmuishond__Ictonyx_striata__ictonyxstriata ferret-sized muishond often tamed
subtype: zoril__Ictonyx_frenata north African muishond
subtype: mink slender-bodied semiaquatic mammal having partially webbed feet; valued for its fur
subtype: American_mink__Mustela_vison usually rich dark brown
subtype: fitch__polecat__foulmart__foumart__Mustela_putorius dark brown mustelid of woodlands of Eurasia that gives off an unpleasant odor when threatened
subtype: ferret domesticated albino variety of the European polecat bred for hunting rats and rabbits
subtype: black-footed_ferret__ferret__Mustela_nigripes ferret of prairie regions of United States; nearly extinct
subtype: otter freshwater carnivorous mammal having webbed and clawed feet and dark brown fur
subtype: river_otter__riverotter__Lutra_canadensis sociable aquatic animal widely distributed along streams and lake borders in North America
subtype: Eurasian_otter__Lutra_lutra otter found in Europe and Asia
subtype: sea_otter__seaotter__Enhydra_lutris large marine otter of northern Pacific coasts having very thick dark brown fur
subtype: polecat__skunk__wood_pussy American musteline mammal typically ejecting an intensely malodorous fluid when startled; in some classifications put in a separate subfamily Mephitinae
subtype: striped_skunk__stripedskunk__Mephitis_mephitis most common and widespread North American skunk
subtype: hooded_skunk__Mephitis_macroura of Mexico and southernmost parts of southwestern United States
subtype: hog-nosed_skunk__hognosedskunk__hognosed_skunk__badger_skunk__rooter_skunk__Conepatus_leuconotus large naked-muzzled skunk with white back and tail; of southwestern North America and Mexico
subtype: little_spotted_skunk__spotted_skunk__spottedskunk__Spilogale_putorius small skunk with a marbled black and white coat; of United States and Mexico
subtype: badger sturdy carnivorous burrowing mammal with strong claws widely distributed in the northern hemisphere
subtype: American_badger__Taxidea_taxus a variety of badger native to America
subtype: Eurasian_badger__Meles_meles a variety of badger native to Europe and Asia
subtype: ferret_badger small ferret-like badger of southeast Asia
subtype: hog_badger__hogbadger__hog-nosed_badger__hognosedbadger__sand_badger__Arctonyx_collaris SE Asian badger with a snout like a pig
subtype: ratel__honey_badger__honeybadger__Mellivora_capensis nocturnal badger-like carnivore of wooded regions of Africa and southern Asia
subtype: carcajou__wolverine__skunk_bear__skunkbear__Gulo_luscus stocky shaggy-coated North American carnivorous mammal
subtype: Gulo_gulo__glutton wolverine of northern Eurasia
subtype: grison__Grison_vittatus__Galictis_vittatus carnivore of Central and South America resembling a weasel with a grayish-white back and dark underparts
subtype: marten_cat__marten agile slender-bodied arboreal mustelids somewhat larger than weasels
subtype: pine_marten__Martes_martes dark brown marten of northern Eurasian coniferous forests
subtype: Martes_zibellina__sable marten of North Asian forests having luxuriant dark brown fur
subtype: American_marten__American_sable__Martes_americana valued for its fur
subtype: stone_marten__stonemarten__beech_marten__beechmarten__Martes_foina Eurasian marten having a brown coat with pale breast and throat
subtype: fisher_cat__fisher__pekan__black_cat__blackcat__Martes_pennanti large dark brown North American arboreal carnivorous mammal
subtype: yellow-throated_marten__Charronia_flavigula large yellow and black marten of S China and Burma
subtype: tayra__taira__Eira_barbara long-tailed arboreal mustelid of Central and South America
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