Mustelinae | |
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American mink | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Carnivora |
Family: | Mustelidae |
Subfamily: | Mustelinae G. Fischer de Waldheim, 1817 |
Genera | |
Mustelinae range |
Mustelinae is a subfamily of family Mustelidae, including weasels, ferrets, and minks.[1][2]
It was formerly defined in a paraphyletic manner to also include wolverines, martens, and many other mustelids, to the exclusion of the otters (Lutrinae).[3]