Mustela

Mustela is a genus of animals according to the theory of evolution. In English some of these animals are given the suffix "weasel" in their names, but not all of them. The others are given the ferret, mink, and polecat. It is important to remember that our choice of words dictates are understanding of them. This does not necessarily denote evolutionary distinction from one another: while ferrets, polecats, and minks are closely related, they are not too distantly related from those called weasels. Many weasels are distantly related to each other, separated from each other by millions of years, but are still counted as weasels. There are animals in other subfamilies of Mustelidae which are more distantly related, but are still called weasels and polecats. Coloration may be a factor in choosing these suffixes. Here's a list of surviving Mustela species:
Mustela is a genus of animals according to the theory of evolution. In English some of these animals are given the suffix "weasel" in their names, but not all of them. The others are given the ferret, mink, and polecat. It is important to remember that our choice of words dictates are understanding of them. This does not necessarily denote evolutionary distinction from one another: while ferrets, polecats, and minks are closely related, they are not too distantly related from those called weasels. Many weasels are distantly related to each other, separated from each other by millions of years, but are still counted as weasels. There are animals in other subfamilies of Mustelidae which are more distantly related, but are still called weasels and polecats. Coloration may be a factor in choosing these suffixes. Here's a list of surviving Mustela species:
*Mustela altaica
* Mustela erminea
* Mustela eversmannii
* Mustela furo
* Mustela itatsi
* Mustela kathiah
* Mustela lutreola
* Mustela lutreolina
* Mustela nigripes
* Mustela nivalis
* Mustela nudipes
* Mustela putorius
*Mustela richardsonii
* Mustela sibirica
* Mustela strigidorsa
== History ==
These critters haven't always been called Mustela. Research is pending, but some of them used to be Putorius. Additionally in 2021 a few species were removed and renamed to Neogale.
== Other uses ==
Mustelausa is a maternal cream/skincare company that has made its products in France since the 1950shttps://www.mustelausa.com/.
== References ==
Category:Mustela
Category:Mustelidae
Category:Weasels
Category:Ferrets
Category:Polecats
Category:Minks