Mustelinae

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Mustelinae
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Tayra
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Carnivora
Family: Mustelidae
Subfamily: Mustelinae
Genera and species

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Mustelinae range

Mustelinae is a paraphyletic[1] subfamily of family Mustelidae, which includes wolverines, weasels, ferrets, martens, and minks, to the exclusion of the otters (Lutrinae).

Extant species of Mustelinae[edit]

Subfamily Mustelinae

Many of the fashion furs come from this subfamily: ermine, sable, weasel, must, polecat, marten.[2]

References[edit]

  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.
  2. ^ "History of Fur in Fashion: Introduction". 4 December 2011.

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