Mustelinae
TranslingualEdit
EtymologyEdit
Proper nounEdit
Mustelinae
- (sensu lato) A taxonomic subfamily within the family Mustelidae – the wolverines, weasels, ferrets and martens etc.
- (sensu stricto) A taxonomic subfamily within the family Mustelidae – weasels, minks, polecats.
Usage notesEdit
- Mustelinae in Mammal Species of the World[1] at Bucknell. includes almost all genera placed in family Mustelidae in subfamily Mustelinae, eliminating several subfamilies, with only subfamilies Lutrinae and Mustelinae remaining.
HypernymsEdit
- (subfamily): Eukaryota - superkingdom; Animalia - kingdom; Bilateria - subkingdom; Deuterostomia - infrakingdom; Chordata - phylum; Vertebrata - subphylum; Gnathostomata - infraphylum; Tetrapoda - superclass; Mammalia - class; Theria - supercohort; Eutheria - infraclass; Carnivora - order; Caniformia - suborder; Mustelidae - family
HyponymsEdit
- (sensu lato): Arctonyx, Eira (tayra), Galictis (grison), Gulo (wolverine), Ictonyx (certain polecats), Lyncodon (Patagonian weasel), Martes (martens, fisher, sable), Meles (Eurasian badgers), Mellivora (honey badger), Melogale (ferret-badgers), Mustela (weasels, certain polecats, European mink, black-footed ferret, ermine), Neovison (American mink), Poecilogale (African striped weasel), Taxidea (American badgers), Vormela (marbled polecat) - genera
- (sensu stricto): Lyncodon (Patagonian weasel), Mustela (weasels, etc) Neovison (American mink) - genera
ReferencesEdit
Mustelinae on Wikipedia.Wikipedia 
Mustelinae on Wikispecies.Wikispecies 
Mustelinae on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons - Mustelinae in Mammal Species of the World[2] at Bucknell.
- Mustelinae at National Center for Biotechnology Information
