Mustelinae

Translingual

Etymology

Mustela +‎ -inae

Proper noun

Mustelinae

1. (sensu lato) A taxonomic subfamily within the family Mustelidae – the wolverines, weasels, ferrets and martens etc.
2. (sensu stricto) A taxonomic subfamily within the family Mustelidae – weasels, minks, polecats.

Usage notes

• Mustelinae in Mammal Species of the World^[1] 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): , Eira (tayra), (grison), Gulo (wolverine), Ictonyx (certain polecats), (Patagonian weasel), Martes (martens, fisher, sable), Meles (Eurasian badgers), (honey badger), (ferret-badgers), Mustela (weasels, certain polecats, European mink, black-footed ferret, ermine), Neovison (American mink), (African striped weasel), (American badgers), Vormela (marbled polecat) - genera
• (sensu stricto): (Patagonian weasel), Mustela (weasels, etc) Neovison (American mink) - genera

See also

• Guloninae

References

• Mustelinae on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Mustelinae on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Category:Mustelinae on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Mustelinae in Mammal Species of the World^[2] at Bucknell.
• Mustelinae at National Center for Biotechnology Information