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What is a pole cat?

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The European Polecat ferret (Mustela putorius), also known as a fitch, is a member of the Mustelidae family, and is related to the stoats, otters, weasels and minks. Polecats are dark brown with a lighter bandit-like mask across the face, pale yellow under body fur, a long tail and short legs. They are somewhat larger than weasels, weighing between 0.7 kg for females to 1.7 kg for males, but smaller than otters. Pet ferrets (Mustela putorius furo) were domesticated from the European polecat ferret. In America, the term "polecat" usually refers to the skunk

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There is no one answer; the term polecat refers to several different members of the weasel family, as well as being a synonym for a skunk. About all they have in common is that they're a little smaller than a typical house cat, and a long tail in proportion to their overall size.

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Polecat is a common term used for European and North African ferrets. Google pictures of European pole cats to see what I mean.

Incidentally, domestic ferrets are descendants of European pole cats.

Pole Cat is an English derivative of the French Pul (a word meaning an unpleasant odor. IE pee-ew -a noise emitted when smelling something foul) Chat (French word for Cat. So, pole cat means stinky cat! (I've always referred to them as weasel kittens, but to each his own)

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A polecat is a member of the weasel family, Mustela putorius. Humans domesticated them a long time ago, their domesticated form is the ferret.

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No, European polecat ferrets are not rodents. Ferrets are technically closer to dogs.Eu

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