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  1. Life
  2. Animals
  3. Chordates
  4. Mammals
  5. Carnivores
  6. Mustelids

family

Mustelids

Mustelidae

Includes
13 native 1 introduced 5 present
Where
In the US
Source
iNaturalist

Field notes

Children

  • Weasels 6 native
  • Wolverines, Martens, and Tayras 4 native
  • Otters 2 native
  • American Badgers 1 native
  • Eurasian and Hog Badgers
  • Zorillas, Grisons, and Allies
  • Honey Badgers

Range

United States

Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided

Most observed native mustelids All

Native to the US, by observations.

  • North American River Otter Lontra canadensis 39,948 observations
  • American Mink Neogale vison 26,332 observations
  • Sea Otter Enhydra lutris 18,348 observations
  • American Badger Taxidea taxus 7,504 observations
  • Long-tailed Weasel Neogale frenata 7,119 observations
  • Fisher Pekania pennanti 6,880 observations
  • Least Weasel Mustela nivalis 5,456 observations
  • Eurasian Stoat Mustela erminea 4,789 observations
  • American Ermine Mustela richardsonii 4,084 observations
  • American Marten Martes americana 3,285 observations
  • Pacific Marten Martes caurina 1,676 observations
  • Wolverine Gulo gulo 1,078 observations
  • Black-footed Ferret Mustela nigripes 148 observations

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