A branch of the living world.
110,000 accepted animal species, linked through classification, synonyms, distributions and source literature.
These attributed records come from Catalogue of Life, 2026-09-11. Detail varies; they are not all fully researched, illustrated articles. Browse researched folklore and fiction.
Matches documented source distribution records. Geographic coverage is incomplete.
Family: Mustelidae · Clear filter
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Long-tailed WeaselNeogale frenata (Lichtenstein, 1831) | MustelidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Sea MinkNeogale macrodon (Prentiss, 1903) | MustelidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extinct |
| American MinkNeogale vison (Schreber, 1777) | MustelidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| FisherPekania pennanti (Erxleben, 1777) | MustelidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| African Striped WeaselPoecilogale albinucha (Gray, 1864) | MustelidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Giant OtterPteronura brasiliensis (Zimmermann, 1780) | MustelidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| American BadgerTaxidea taxus (Schreber, 1777) | MustelidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Marbled PolecatVormela peregusna (Güldenstädt, 1770) | MustelidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
Source and selection
Bánki, O., Roskov, Y., Döring, M., Ower, G., Hernández Robles, D. R., Plata Corredor, C. A., Stjernegaard Jeppesen, T., Örn, A., Pape, T., Hobern, D., Garnett, S., Little, H., DeWalt, R. E., Miller, J., Orrell, T., Aalbu, R., Abbott, J., Aedo, C., Aescht, E., et al. (2026). Catalogue of Life (Version 2026-09-11). Catalogue of Life Foundation, Amsterdam, Netherlands. https://doi.org/10.48580/dgz5n
First records in source order under phylum quotas, then source-order overflow if a quota is short. This is a selective snapshot. Source name strings can include author names, which are also searchable.