Mephitis, which is a common striped skunk, and Spilogale, which is a common spotted skunk.
There are 8 more species that are much less common.
Mephitis in Latin means "noxious vapor".
maybe they can be descended from the European polecat or the Steppe polecat. Maybe they could be related to a extinct species, no one knows for sure.
Fitch is the fur of an European polecat ferret (Mustela putorius) and is not an endangered species
Within the genus Mustela, ferrets belong to the subgenus Putorius, from which there are only three extant species: M. putorius, the European polecat; M. eversmanni, the Siberian, or steppe polecat; and M. nigripes, the black-footed ferret.
Polecat is sometimes used as an alternate name for the skunk but is also used as an alternate name for the civet and for several species of weasel, including the European polecat, which domestic ferrets were descended from.
A pink eyed polecat is an albino ferret that was domesticated from the European polecat ferret
Marbled polecat was created in 1770.
Striped polecat was created in 1810.
European polecat was created in 1758.
The marbled Polecat is not cat at all!
Depends on where you live and the condition of the polecat.
A female European polecat ferret is called a "Jill"
Saharan striped polecat was created in 1833.