Weasels: Genus Mustela

Commonly referred to as Weasels, the genus Mustela, includes about 17 species (based on the Integreated Taxonomic Information System and IUCN 2006 information.  We have listed the current species below: 

• Tropical Weasel
• Mountain Weasel
• Stoat / Ermine / Short-tailed Weasel
• Steppe Polecat
• Colombian Weasel
• Long-tailed Weasel
• Japanese Weasel
• Yellow-bellied Weasel
• European Mink
• Indonesian Mountain Weasel
• Black-footed Ferret
• Least Weasel
• Malayan Weasel
• European Polecat
• Siberian Weasel
• Back-striped Weasel
• Egyptian Weasel

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