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Is a marten a weasel?
'Weasel' can refer to the weasel family, the true weasel genus (including ermine), and also the species known as the Least Weasel.Martens are members of Mustelidae, the weasel family, but occupy their own genus, Martes.
What animal begins with the letter f and looks like a weasel?
Ferrets look like a weasel. They belong to the same genus as the weasel
Is an ermine a weasel or rat?
Taxonomically, they belong to the weasel family, and the 'true weasel' genus. However ermine (Mustela erminea) are a distinctly different species to the animal commonly referred to as a weasel (Mustela nirvalis).
Where can i buy a weasel?
Depends on what kind of weasel - in the genus Mustela of the Mustelidae family. In American usage, the term "weasel" can refer to any member of the genus, or to the genus as a whole. Of the 16 extant species currently classified in the genus Mustela, ten have "weasel" in their common name. Among those that do not are the stoat or ermine, the two species of mink, and the polecats or ferrets.
Is a sable a mink a stoat a ferret or a weasel?
All of those are member of the 'weasel family', Mustelidae. However Sable are not that closely related to those others. While stoats, ferrets, and regular weasels are in the Mustela genus, a Sable is a kind of Marten, which occupies its own genus, Martes.
What is the scientific classification of the weasel species?
Animal, vertebrate, mammal. Then order Carnivora (beasts of prey); Family Mustelidae; Genus Mustela. There are many weasel species, but they are all named Mustela <name of species>.
What are weasels babies called?
Kits (or just "baby weasels"). NO I'm sorry friend YOU"RE wrong! Baby Raccoon's are called Kits. Baby Weasel's are called Kittens. But make sure you write baby and weasel before you write kittens or else people would think your talking about the feliine not the weasel.
Is there a Pokemon called weasel?
no is not weasle is breazle.
What is the band called in i'am in the band?
The band is called Iron Weasel.
You know it is a slang term but is there actually an animal called a crap weasel?
No, there is not an animal called a crap weasel, it is a fictional story from a website - Thetoque.com/030211/crapweasel
Why is Floatzel called Floatzel?
It is a combination of "float" and "weasel".
What animal now rare in Scotland is also known as the tree weasel?
In Scotland the tree weasel is called a pine marten.
