Is a ferret a chordata

Answer 1

Chordata is a member of the classification level phylum (just beneath kingdom) and essentially means "vertebrates," so yes, ferrets do fall under the chordatacategory.

The short version of the classification of ferrets follows:

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

Phylum Chordata (Vertebrates)

Class Mammalia (Mammals)

Order Carnivora (Carnivores)

Family Mustelidae (Mustelids)*

Genus Mustela (Weasels)**

Species M. putorius (European polecats)

Subspecies M. p. furo (Domestic ferret)

*The mustelid family includes otters, badgers, and weasels, and was once thought to include skunks.

**The weasel genus includes weasels and similar creatures such as polecats, certain minks, stoats, ermines, and ferrets.