Mustelidae
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The Mustelidae are a diverse family of carnivoran mammals, including weasels, badgers, otters, sea otters, polecats, martens, grisons and wolverines. Otherwise known as mustelids, they form the larges
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Skeleton of a black-footed ferret (Mustela nigripes) on display at the Museum of Osteology
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Detail from Leonardo da Vinci's Lady with an Ermine (c. 1489–1490)
Wolverine
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The wolverine, also called the carcajou or quickhatch, is the largest land-dwelling member of the family Mustelidae. It is a muscular carnivore and a solitary animal. The wolverine has a reputation fo
Mustelidae
…from Latin mustela, weasel) are a diverse family of carnivoran mammals, including weasels, badgers, otters, sea otters, polecats, martens, grisons and wolverines. Otherwise known as mustelids (), they form the largest family in the suborder Caniformia of the order Carnivora with between 66 to 70 species in nine…
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Wolverine skull from the Pleistocene of Germany at the Natural History Museum, Berlin
Stuffed individual at the Museo Civico di Storia Naturale Giacomo Doria, Italy
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