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Skunks best known for their ability to excrete a strong, foul-smelling odor, belong to the family Mephitidae. Skunks were formerly classified as a subfamily within the family Mustelidae, which includes weasels, otters, badgers, and relatives. However, recent genetic evidence suggests that the skunks are not as closely related to the mustelids as previously thought, and are now classified in their own family.
Ferrets are in the family Mustelidaeof the order Carnivora which includes stoats, European polecats, minks, ermine, black-footed ferrets, long tailed weasels, least weasels
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∙ 14y ago
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∙ 14y agono but their DNA is close and they can interbreed to create half breed off spring
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∙ 7y agoNo, skunks belong to the Mephitidae family and cats belong to Felidae.
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∙ 14y agoof course not
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∙ 13y agono they don't
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∙ 11y agoYes
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No. Skunks are more closely related to weasels and raccoons than they are to cats, which are felines.
Is a civet cat and a skunk the same animal?
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Are groundhogs related to skunks?
no simply NO
Is a Mink related to a wolverine?
Minks are related to, Weasels, Skunks, Otters and Wolverines
Can female cats in heat attract skunks?
No, they can't you ugly idiot. What drugs are you on?
Are skunks and Tasmanian devils related?
No. Skunks are placental mammals of the family Mephitidae. Tasmanian devils are marsupials of the family Dasyuridae.
Do skunks have good vision?
Skunks can not see in the dark like cats do. They are most likely to hunt during the day.
Are raccoons related to skunks?
Both are in the order Carnivora but in separate families. They are not closely related.
Which animals are black and white?
skunks, badgers, magpies, penguins, orcas, some cats and dogs and cattle
Are the ground hog and the skunk related?
Groundhogs and skunks are in different families. Groundhogs are in the Marmota genus, the Sciuridae family, and the Rodentia order. Skunks are in the family Mephitidae, the superfamily Musteloidea, the suborder Caniformia, and the order Carnivora. Although groundhogs and skunks are both mammals, they are only distantly related : )
Are skunks related to weasels?
every one thinks it is but it isn't. it is more related to the cat than the squiral.
