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ケナガイタチ
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Polecats (subgenus Putorius) are mustelids in the genus Mustela. It includes four living species — the black-footed ferret or American polecat (Mustela nigripes), the domestic ferret (Mustela furo), the European polecat (Mustela putorius), and the steppe polecat (Mustela eversmanii). Polecats share the genus Mustela with members of the subgenera Lutreola and Mustela.
In the Vinony graph
Within Vinony's link graph, ケナガイタチ is referenced by 466 other articles, and connects out to Hyaenidae, weasel and Mustela putorius furo.
It is catalogued under topics including Animal subgenera, Taxa named by Georges Cuvier and Weasels.
Its subject is documented across 10 Wikipedia language editions.
Species
Western Polecat
GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassMammalia
- OrderCarnivora
- FamilyMustelidae
via GBIF
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 5
- Family
- Mustelidae
- Collections
- CMC, NHMUK
- Recorded in
- United States
Wikidata facts
Show 3 more facts
- taxon rank
- subgenus
- taxon name
- Putorius
- main food source
- European Rabbit
Sources (1)
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Gallery (6)
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