Mustela lutreola

The Mustela luterola is also known as the European Mink, Eurasian mink, Russian mink, or just mink. The word itself ultimately seems to derive from a Russian cryptid best described as a "skunk ape". https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/mink#Etymology They are semi-aquatic carnivores that are currently on the critically endangered species list. They are extinct in most of their range, which was most of Europe except for the extreme west and north. They occasionally hybridize with European polecats, and thus they are closely related. Their closest non-hybridized relative is the Kolonok.
Category:Mustela
Category:Semiaquatic mammals