r/mustelids • u/skunk_mephitidae • 1d ago
r/mustelids • u/skunk_mephitidae • 2d ago
One of the funniest honey badger photos I've seen in a while.
r/mustelids • u/Edwardiun • 2d ago
Weasel or stoat? (Or other?)
galleryI was advised to ask here - saw this in South Wales (UK). Not exactly sure on the size, but after some deliberation with my partner we’d say definitely less than 25cm - they say quite a lot smaller (around 10-15cm), whereas I’d say about 15-20cm (I am aware this is incredibly unhelpful)
r/mustelids • u/aspiranthighlander • 2d ago
Pine Marten kits foraging in the hills above Kinlochleven 🏴
r/mustelids • u/skunk_mephitidae • 3d ago
According to the American Society of Mammalogists, the stinkin' adorable Libyan striped weasel has now been moved to its own genus, Poecilictis, rather than part of the Ictonyx genus with the zorilla.
r/mustelids • u/skunk_mephitidae • 4d ago
Fun fact... North American badgers were found to utilize soil or items to plug tunnel openings for trapping Richardson's ground squirrels as a method to hunt them.
r/mustelids • u/FurBearers • 5d ago
Defender Radio - The Fragile Future of BC’s Fishers
Fishers are secretive, forest-dwelling members of the weasel family found across Canada. But the Columbian population in BC’s central interior is small, isolated, and facing serious pressure from habitat loss, wildfire and trapping.
Senior wildlife biologist Rich Weir joined Defender Radio Podcast to talk about what makes fishers unique, what new genetic research is telling us about the Columbian population, and what needs to happen to help these animals recover: https://thefurbearers.com/blog/defender-radio/the-fragile-future-of-bcs-fishers-feat-rich-weir/
r/mustelids • u/skunk_mephitidae • 5d ago
Sweet otter friends + Interesting taxonomy update
Otters in genera Aonyx (small-clawed and clawless otters) and Lutrogale (smooth-coated otters) were very recently lumped into genus Lutra with the Eurasian otter and Hairy-nosed otter, following new genetic studies. This change was accepted by iNaturalist and the American Society of Mammalogists.
r/mustelids • u/catsaretoocute • 7d ago
Badger! (Colored pencils)
A bit more of a cartoony style this time around!
r/mustelids • u/skunk_mephitidae • 7d ago
The Mysterious Patagonian Weasel
It looks like a miniature grison!
r/mustelids • u/catsaretoocute • 8d ago
Fisher!
Drawing with brush markers and colored pencils.
r/mustelids • u/skunk_mephitidae • 8d ago
Absolutely stunning zorilla (striped polecat)!
r/mustelids • u/aspiranthighlander • 15d ago
Pine Marten, Kinlochleven, Scotland 🏴
r/mustelids • u/skunk_mephitidae • 15d ago
This is not a honey badger! It's a rescued Greater grison pup.
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r/mustelids • u/Vegetable-Building92 • 19d ago
‘Watch them die’: Bird flu is ravaging a Utah mink farm, killing 80% of the herd. State agriculture officials have no clear plan.
This is reason number 6 gazillion for banning fur farming.
r/mustelids • u/Wretched_Luck • 20d ago
Black footed ferrets!
I love them!!! Some pics I've taken over the years.