Mustelinae

Mustelinae
Eira
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Carnivora
Family:	Mustelidae
Subfamily:	Mustelinae
Genera and species
See text
Mustelinae range

Mustelinae is a polyphyletic^[1] subfamily of family Mustelidae and includes wolverines, weasels, ferrets, martens, minks, and similar carnivorous mammals of Order Carnivora.

Extant species of Mustelinae

Subfamily Mustelinae

• Genus Arctonyx
  • Hog badger, Arctonyx collaris
• Genus Eira
  • Tayra, Eira barbara
• Genus Galictis (Grisón)
  • Greater grison, Galictis vittata
  • Lesser grison, Galictis cuja
• Genus Gulo
  • Wolverine, Gulo gulo
• Genus Ictonyx
  • Striped polecat, Ictonyx striatus
  • Saharan striped polecat, Ictonyx libycus
• Genus Lyncodon
  • Patagonian weasel, Lyncodon patagonicus
• Genus Martes (Sable, Fishers and Martens)
  • American marten, Martes americana
  • Yellow-throated marten, Martes flavigula
  • Beech marten, Martes foina
  • Nilgiri marten, Martes gwatkinsii
  • Pine marten, Martes martes
  • Japanese marten, Martes melampus
  • Fisher, Martes pennanti
  • Sable, Martes zibellina
• Genus Meles
  • Japanese badger, Meles anakuma
  • Asian badger, Meles leucurus
  • European badger, Meles meles
• Genus Mellivora
  • Honey badger, Mellivora capensis
• Genus Melogale (Ferret badgers)
  • Bornean ferret-badger, Melogale everetti
  • Chinese ferret-badger, Melogale moschata
  • Javan ferret-badger, Melogale orientalis
  • Burmese ferret-badger, Melogale personata
• Genus Mustela (Weasels, Ferrets, European Mink and Stoats)
  • Amazon weasel, Mustela africana
  • Mountain weasel, Mustela altaica
  • Stoat / Ermine, Mustela erminea
  • Steppe polecat, Mustela eversmannii
  • Colombian weasel, Mustela felipei
  • Long-tailed weasel, Mustela frenata
  • Japanese weasel, Mustela itatsi
  • Yellow-bellied weasel, Mustela kathiah
  • European mink, Mustela lutreola
  • Indonesian mountain weasel, Mustela lutreolina
  • Black-footed ferret, Mustela nigripes
  • Least weasel, Mustela nivalis
  • Malayan weasel, Mustela nudipes
  • European polecat, Mustela putorius
    • Domesticated ferret, Mustela putorius furo
  • Siberian weasel, Mustela sibirica
  • Back-striped weasel, Mustela strigidorsa
  • Egyptian weasel, Mustela subpalmata
• Genus Neovison
  • American mink, Neovison vison
  • Sea mink, Neovison macrodon (19th century †)
• Genus Poecilogale
  • African striped weasel, Poecilogale albinucha
• Genus Taxidea
  • American badger, Taxidea taxus
• Genus Vormela
  • Marbled polecat, Vormela peregusna

External links

• Mustelinae
• Descriptions of Mustelinae

References

1. ^ Koepfli KP, Deere KA, Slater GJ et al. (2008). "Multigene phylogeny of the Mustelidae: Resolving relationships, tempo and biogeographic history of a mammalian adaptive radiation". BMC Biol. 6: 4–5. doi:10.1186/1741-7007-6-10. PMC 2276185. PMID 18275614. http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?tool=pmcentrez&artid=2276185.