The ferret (Mustela furo) is a small, domesticated species belonging to the family Mustelidae. A ferret is most likely a domesticated form of the wild European ferret or polecat (Mustela putorius ). Ferrets were bred for sport, hunting rabbits in a...
The ermine (Mustela erminea) is a mustelid native to Eurasia and the northern portions of North America. Introduced in the late 19th century into New Zealand to control rabbits, the ermine has had a devastating effect on native bird populations. It...
The American mink is a semiaquatic species of mustelid native to North America. It is considered by some as the cutest member of the weasel family. Its name is derived from the Swedish word ‘meank’. Being part of the weasel family, American minks...
The Least weasel (Mustela nivalis) lives deep in the Northeast Asian deciduous forest. It hunts day and night, aided by its sharp nails and long slender body. It is the world’s smallest carnivore. According to Blackfoot legend, this species is the...
The European polecat (Mustela putorius) is a species of mustelid native to western Eurasia and North Africa. It originated in Western Europe during the Middle Pleistocene, with its closest living relatives being the Steppe polecat, the Black-footed...
The endangered Black-footed ferret (Mustela nigripes) belongs to the weasel family and is the only ferret that is native to North America. Domestic ferrets are a different species and of European origin. The Black-footed ferret was once found in the...
The Long-tailed weasel is an endearing-looking species of mustelid common throughout America and southern Canada. Looking like a cute, curious, lively kitten, it is one of nature's most ferocious and relentless predators and is known as "nature's...
The sea mink (Neogale macrodon ) is a recently extinct species of mink that lived on the eastern coast of North America around the Gulf of Maine on the New England seaboard. It was most closely related to the American mink (Neogale vison ), with...
The European minks (Mustela lutreola) are small carnivores once widely distributed over almost the whole of the European continent and currently surviving in a few enclaves as fragmented populations. The huge change in its numbers and distribution...
Siberian weasels (Mustela sibirica) are medium-sized weasels native to Asia. They live in various forests and open areas. They build their nests inside fallen logs and often line their nesting chambers with bird feathers and rodent hair.
The steppe polecat (Mustela eversmanii ), also known as the white or masked polecat, is a species of mustelid native to Central and Eastern Europe and Central Asia. It is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List because of its wide distribution,...
The Japanese weasel (Mustela itatsi ) is a carnivorous mammal belonging to the genus Mustela in the family Mustelidae. The most closely related Mustela species is the Siberian weasel (Mustela sibirica ). Its taxonomic species name, itatsi, is based...
The Egyptian weasel (Mustela nivalis subpalmata) is a unique population of the Least weasel found only in northern Egypt. It was formerly considered a distinct species, as Mustela subpalmata.
The mountain weasel (Mustela altaica ), also known as the pale weasel, Altai weasel or solongoi, primarily lives in high-altitude environments, as well as rocky tundra and grassy woodlands.This weasel rests in rock crevices, tree trunks, and...
The Colombian weasel (Neogale felipei ), also known as Don Felipe's weasel, is a very rare species of weasel only known with certainty from the departments of Huila and Cauca in Colombia and nearby northern Ecuador (where it is only known from a...
The Amazon weasel (Neogale africana ), also known as the tropical weasel, is a species of weasel native to South America. It was first identified from a museum specimen mislabelled as coming from Africa, hence the scientific name.
The yellow-bellied weasel (Mustela kathiah ) is a species of weasel that inhabits pine forests in central and eastern Asia.
The Malayan weasel (Mustela nudipes ) or Malay weasel is a weasel species native to the Malay Peninsula and the islands of Sumatra and Borneo. It is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.
The back-striped weasel (Mustela strigidorsa ), also called the stripe-backed weasel, is a weasel widely distributed in Southeastern Asia. It is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List in view of its presumed large population, occurrence in...
The Indonesian mountain weasel (Mustela lutreolina ) is a species of weasel that lives on the islands of Java and Sumatra in Indonesia at elevations over 1,000 metres (3,280 ft). They live in mountainous, tropical, and rainforest areas. Indonesian...
The Tonkin weasel (Mustela tonkinensis ) is a species of weasel described by Björkegren in 1941. It is known only from a singular specimen collected from an undisclosed location in Northern Vietnam. Originally believed to be a form of either the...
