Monthly Feature WEASELS

To keep up the educational spirit of this group, I plan to feature photos and videos of all the species within the various mustelid subfamilies. First in line is WEASELS, which includes ferrets. This feature will provide good reference if you plan to make characters or use the species in your art or for other projects. Trust me on the sources; if you use Google, you'll get a mess of various species along with the one you're looking for, and because most of them look so similar, it's easy to assume they are one and the same, while they aren't.

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*More features;
Martens- mustelidaee.deviantart.com/blo…
Otters- mustelidaee.deviantart.com/jou…
Badgers- mustelidaee.deviantart.com/jou…
Tayra- mustelidaee.deviantart.com/jou…
Wolverine- mustelidaee.deviantart.com/jou…


*Remember: You are always welcome to chat about the species, your favourite(s) and share your insight.




WEASELS

WEASELS are the slinkiest and tiniest mustelids within the family mustelidae, mainly built for pursuing small rodents in their tunnels. The term ''weasel'' is also very confusing, and is used about a single species (the least weasel) and as a non-scientific term for the whole mustelidae-family.

Video lecture with an expert   : www.youtube.com/watch?v=m_tOsP… www.youtube.com/watch?v=3vfjf3… www.youtube.com/watch?v=0tEDMb… www.youtube.com/watch?v=9k7Z8C….

Best book on weasels ever: www.oxfordscholarship.com/view…

Almost complete species chart: spicyweasel.tumblr.com/image/4…
Lynxeds.com.


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Genus Mustela, the true weasels

*Least Weasel
(Mustela nivalis)
Videos: www.arkive.org/weasel/mustela-…
Pics: i1185.photobucket.com/albums/z… i1185.photobucket.com/albums/z…

*Stoat / Ermine / Short-tail
(Mustela erminea)
Videos: www.youtube.com/watch?v=HNbqvq…, www.youtube.com/watch?v=xsGs6o… www.arkive.org/stoat/mustela-e…

*Long-tail / Bridled weasel
(Mustela frenata):
Videos: www.youtube.com/watch?v=iEOnTK… www.youtube.com/watch?v=yKUBth…
Pics: 3.bp.blogspot.com/_qCsogWnRoZs… 3.bp.blogspot.com/_qCsogWnRoZs… www.mun.ca/biology/scarr/Gloge…

*Altai / Mountain Weasel
(Mustela altaica)
Pics: www.arkive.org/altai-weasel/mu…

*Tropical Weasel
(Mustela africana)
Pics: www.all-about-ferrets.com/trop…

*Colombian Weasel
(Mustela felipei)
Pics: www.trueknowledge.com/q/facts_…, i1185.photobucket.com/albums/z… www.all-about-ferrets.com/colo…

*Yellow-bellied Weasel
(Mustela kathiah)
Pics: www.landofthewild.com/gallery3… neighbors.denverpost.com/album… www.all-about-ferrets.com/yell…

*Back-striped Weasel
(Mustela strigidorsa)
Pics: www.itsnature.org/ground/mamma…

*Egyptian Weasel
(Mustela subpalmata)
Pics: www.arkive.org/egyptian-weasel…

*Siberian Weasel / Kolonok / Kolinsky
(Mustela sibirica)
Videos: www.youtube.com/watch?v=UF_bwB…
Pics: www.arkive.org/siberian-weasel…

*Japanese Weasel
(Mustela itatsi)
Pics: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese… www.animalsandearth.com/en/pho… i1185.photobucket.com/albums/z…

*Indonesian Mountain Weasel
(Mustela lutreolina)
Pics: s1185.photobucket.com/user/Han…

*Malayan Weasel / Barefooted Weasel
(Mustela nudipes)
Pics: www.flickr.com/photos/brendanm… www.flickr.com/photos/brendanm… www.all-about-ferrets.com/mala…

*Black-footed Ferret / American Polecat
(Mustela nigripes)
Videos: www.arkive.org/black-footed-fe…

*European Mink / Aquatic Polecat
(Mustela lutreola)
pics: www.arkive.org/european-mink/m…

*European Polecat
(Mustela putorius)
Videos: www.arkive.org/european-poleca…

*Steppe Polecat
(Mustela eversmannii)
Pics: www.zooinstitutes.com/zoosrati… animalia.go.ro/Vertebrata/Mamm… www.znojmuz.cz/digitalizace/ba… www.123rf.com/photo_5236007_po…

*Ferret  
(Mustela putorius furo, Mustela eversmannii furo or Mustela furo)
You know the ferret, don't you?


Genus Neovison
(Earlier put in Mustela)

*American Mink
(Neovison vison)
Videos: www.arkive.org/american-mink/m… www.dailymotion.com/user/intra…


Genus Lyncodon

*Patagonian Weasel
(Lyncodon patagonicus)
Pics: www.eluniversoanimal.com/otros… www.frettcheninfos.de/Bilder/M…

Genus Vormela

*Marbled Polecat
(Vormela peregusna)
Videos: www.arkive.org/european-marble…


Genus Ictonyx

*Zorilla / Striped Polecat
(Ictonyx striatus)
Videos: www.arkive.org/zorilla/ictonyx…
Pics: www.arkive.org/zorilla/ictonyx…

*Saharan Striped Polecat
(Ictonyx libycus)
Pics: zootierliste.de/en/?klasse=1&o…


Genus Poecilogale

*African Striped Weasel
(Poecilogale albinucha)
Pics: www.superstock.com/stock-photo… 2.bp.blogspot.com/_Dan11Nil7Vs… en.wikipedia.org/wiki/African_…


Genus Galictis

*Lesser grison
(Galictis cuja)
pics: www.arkive.org/lesser-grison/g…

*Greater grison
(Galictis vittata)
pics: www.arkive.org/greater-grison/…



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HYBRIDS

*Khonorik
(European Mink + European Polecat)
Pics: www.ferret.ru/eng/khonorik.htm…

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Art:
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