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

Mustela (stoats, weasels, mink, polecats, ferrets) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Subtaxon Rank Featured
subtaxa		 No of
interactions		 No of
references
Mustela erminea
Stoat
Species 1 references
Mustela nivalis
Weasel
Species 1 references
Mustela putorius
Polecat
Species 1 references
[Mustela erminea/nivalis]
stoat/weasel
Informal 2 subtaxa 2 references
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)
NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Mustela (stoats, weasels, mink, polecats, ferrets)

Identification Works

Handling & MagnificationAuthorYearTitleSource
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:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Mustela (stoats, weasels, mink, polecats, ferrets):

BioImagesBioImages (www.bioimages.org.uk) has 7 images of Mustela (stoats, weasels, mink, polecats, ferrets)
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