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Mustelids include the polecats, the badgers, the martens, the otters, the wolverine, and other members of the weasel family. Historically, skunks have also been included in Mustelidae, but genetic analyses suggest that they belong to a separate family of their own (Mephitidae). Mustelids are fur-bearing carnivores that inhabit terrestrial and aquatic regions throughout the world, except Australia, Antarctica, and most oceanic islands. This is a list of selected mustelids ordered alphabetically by subfamily and common name. (See also carnivore; mammalogy.)

otter subfamily (Lutrinae)

weasel subfamily (Mustelinae)

This article was most recently revised and updated by Richard Pallardy.