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Typical weasels

Mustela

A weasel /ˈwiːzəl/ is a mammal of the genus Mustela of the family Mustelidae. The genus Mustela includes the least weasels, polecats, stoats, ferrets, and minks. Members of this genus are small, active predators, with long and slender bodies and short legs. The family Mustelidae (which also includes badgers, otters, and wolverines) is often referred to as the "weasel family". In the UK, the term "weasel" usually refers to the smallest species Mustela nivalis.

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19 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 18 known species

Least Weasel

speciesMustela nivalis

Eurasian Stoat

speciesMustela erminea

American Ermine

speciesMustela richardsonii

European Polecat

speciesMustela putorius

Siberian Weasel

speciesMustela sibirica

Domestic Ferret

speciesMustela furo

Japanese Weasel

speciesMustela itatsi

Mountain Weasel

speciesMustela altaica

Black-footed Ferret

speciesMustela nigripes

Steppe Polecat

speciesMustela eversmanii

Yellow-bellied Weasel

speciesMustela kathiah

European Mink

speciesMustela lutreola

Malay Weasel

speciesMustela nudipes

Stripe-backed Weasel

speciesMustela strigidorsa

polecat-ferret

hybridMustela furo × putorius

Indonesian Mountain Weasel

speciesMustela lutreolina

Haida Ermine

speciesMustela haidarum

Chinese Pygmy Weasel

speciesMustela aistoodonnivalis

Hengduan Mountain Weasel

speciesMustela mopbie

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