Mustelinae
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Translingual
Etymology
Proper noun
Mustelinae
- (sensu lato) A taxonomic subfamily within the family Mustelidae – wolverines, weasels, ferrets and martens etc.
- (sensu stricto) A taxonomic subfamily within the family Mustelidae – weasels, minks, polecats.
Usage notes
- Mustelinae in Mammal Species of the World at Bucknell. includes almost all genera placed in family Mustelidae in subfamily Mustelinae, eliminating several subfamilies, with only subfamilies Lutrinae and Mustelinae remaining.
Hypernyms
- (subfamily): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Tetrapoda – superclass; Mammalia – class; Theria – supercohort; Eutheria – infraclass; Carnivora – order; Caniformia - suborder; Mustelidae - family
Hyponyms
- (sensu lato): Arctonyx, Eira (tayra), Galictis (grison), Gulo (wolverine), Ictonyx (certain polecats), Lyncodon (Patagonian weasel), Martes (martens, fisher, sable), Meles (Eurasian badgers), Mellivora (honey badger), Melogale (ferret-badgers), Mustela (weasels, certain polecats, European mink, black-footed ferret, ermine), Neovison (American mink), Poecilogale (African striped weasel), Taxidea (American badgers), Vormela (marbled polecat) - genera
- (sensu stricto): Lyncodon (Patagonian weasel), Mustela (weasels, etc) Neovison (American mink) - genera
See also
References
Mustelinae on Wikipedia.Wikipedia 
Mustelinae on Wikispecies.Wikispecies 
Category:Mustelinae on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons - Mustelinae in Mammal Species of the World at Bucknell.
- Mustelinae at National Center for Biotechnology Information
