On Monday, we’ll begin the final lap of the Monday Mustelid, namely the 18 members of the genus Mustela. So it seems apt to post what is probably the most famous image of a mustelid, Leonardo Da Vinci’s “Lady with the Ermine” (1482-’83). You can read more about the portrait here.
This is by way of pointing out that there are a number of the remaining species that I am unable to find a good picture of. So this will be the sole mention of M. africana Desmarest, 1818 which would have been our Monday Mustelid next week.
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Marbled polecat, Vormela peregusna Güldenstädt 1770
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Seriously, who wouldn’t love this little guy?
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Two-week-old Black footed ferret pup (Mustela nigripes).
Those Bleiman Brothers have done it again and given us ZooBorns. Too cute for words.
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African Striped Weasel, Poecilogale albinucha Gray 1864
(Apologies for the quality of the picture)
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American mink Neovison vison Schreber 1777
(Formerly Mustela vison)
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Japanese badger – Meles anakuma Temminck 1844
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Sable, Martes zibellina L.
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Fisher, Martes pennanti Erxleben 1777
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Japanese marten, Martes melampus Wagner 1841.
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Pine marten, Martes martes L.
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[Strictly speaking, #27 should be the Nilgiri marten, M. gwatkinsii, but I can't find any images.]
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Stone or Beech marten, Martes foina Erxleben 1777
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Yellow-throated marten Martes flavigula Bodaert 1785.
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American marten, Martes americana Turton 1806.
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Your Monday Mustelid is the Patagonian weasel, Lyncodon patagonicus (de Blainville 1842). Unfortunately, I can’t find a picture of the little blighter anywhere. Instead, here’s a picture of a Eurasian badger (Meles meles) cub …
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Zorilla or Striped Polecat, Ictonyx striatus Perry 1810.
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