Mustelidae

Mustelidae; Temporal range:
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Carnivora
Superfamily:	Musteloidea
Family:	Mustelidae; G. Fischer de Waldheim, 1817
Type genus
	Mustela; Linnaeus, 1758
Subfamilies
	Guloninae (martens, tayra, fisher, wolverine); Helictidinae (ferret-badgers); Ictonychinae (grisons, African polecats); Lutrinae (otters); Melinae (Eurasian badgers); Mellivorinae (honey badger); Mustelinae (weasels); Taxidiinae (American badger); †Oligobuninae;
	The native distribution and density of extant Mustelid species.

The Mustelidae (/mʌˈstɛlɪdiː/; from Latin mustela, weasel) are a diverse family of carnivorous mammals, including weasels, stoats, badgers, otters, martens, grisons, and wolverines. Otherwise known as mustelids (/ˈmʌstɪlɪdz/), they form the largest family in the suborder Caniformia of the order Carnivora with about 66 to 70 species in nine subfamilies.

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