Mustelidae (badgers, otters, weasels)

Mustelidae
There are 56 species in this family. They are found in all parts of the world, except Australia and Antarctica. They are found in diverse habitats. Some species are found primarily on land, while others, like the otters, are found in freshwater and marine environments. Most species have long, cylindrical bodies and short legs. Other species, like the wolverine and the badger, have broad, flat bodies and powerful front legs that they use for digging. All of the species in this family have scent glands that produce strong smelling musk. Most of the species in this family are carnivores.

American Mink
Fisher
Long-tailed Weasel
American Marten
Northern River Otter
Ermine

Mustelidae General Resources
Aonyx (African clawless otter, Asian small claw otter)
Enhydra (sea otter)
Hydrictis (spotted-necked otter)
Lontra (American river otters)
Lutra (Old World river otters)
Lutrogale (smooth-coated otter)
Pteronura (giant otter)
Arctonyx (hog badger)
Eira (tayra)
Galictis (grisons)

Gulo (wolverines)
Ictonyx (striped polecats)
Lyncodon (Patagonian weasel)
Martes (martens)
Meles (Eurasian badger)
Mellivora (honey badger)
Melogale (ferret-badgers)
Mustela (ermines, ferrets, minks, weasels)
Neovison (American minks)
Poecilogale (African striped weasel)
Taxidea (American badger)

Mustelidae General Resources

Otter Net
All otters all the time! this site is dedicated to otters! You'll find otter games, information, images, video and loads more!
Source: Otter Net Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Elementary/Middle School Teacher Section: No Searchable: No

New Hampshire Weasels
Learn more about the six members of the weasel family found in New Hampshire.
Source: New Hampshire Fish and Wildlife Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School Teacher Section: No Searchable: No

Aonyx (African clawless otter, Asian small clawed otter)

African Clawless Otter
The African clawless otter is found from Senegal through most of West Africa to Ethiopia, and south to South Africa.
Source: Animal Diversity Web Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle /High School Teacher Section: Yes Searchable: Yes

Asian Small-clawed Otter
These otters are the smallest of the world's 13 otter species.
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Asian Small-clawed Otter
The Asian small-clawed otter eats crustaceans, mollusks, and frogs.
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Asian Small-clawed Otter
The Asian small-clawed otter is found in coastal regions from southern India to the Malay Peninsula and southern China.
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Enhydra (sea otter)

Sea Otter
The sea otter has a rudder-like tail that helps it maneuver in the water.
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Sea Otter
The sea otter is the largest member of the weasel family, but one of the smallest marine mammals!
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Sea Otter
The sea otter spends most of its time in the water.
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Sea Otter
Sea otters can grow to be 6 feet long, but average 3 to 5 feet.
Source: Oregon Zoo Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Elementary/Middle School Teacher Section: Yes Searchable: No

Sea Otter
Sea otter fur is the densest of all mammals! They have between 250,000 and a million hairs per square inch! So it's a good thing they don't chew gum!
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Sea Otter
Sea otters eat sea urchins, fish, clams, snails, worms, sea stars, crabs, squid, octopus, and abalone.
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Sea Otter
Sea otters use rocks to pound open hard-shelled prey.
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Sea Otter
An adult sea otter may eat as much as 20 pounds of food each day!
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Sea Otter
The sea otter is found from the coast of California through Alaska and along the eastern coast of Russia to northern Japan.
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Hydrictis (spotted-necked otter)

Spotted Necked Otter
Spotted necked otters are solitary animals.
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Spotted Necked Otter
The spotted-necked otter is found in central Africa.
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Lontra (American river otters)

Northern River Otter
Northern river otters remain active in winter, using ice holes to surface and breathe.
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Northern River Otter
Northern river otters love to play. They slide down muddy and snowy hills, bounce objects on their paws, and play tag, and wrestle with each other.
Source: National Zoo Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School Teacher Section: Yes Searchable: Yes

Northern River Otter
Northern river otters eat fish, crayfish, frogs, turtles, and aquatic invertebrates, and sometime a bird, rodent or rabbit!
Source: Oakland Zoo Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Elementary/Middle School Teacher Section: Yes Searchable: Yes

Northern River Otter
Northern river otters use their sensitive whiskers to help locate food under water.
Source: Maryland Zoo Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Elementary/Middle School Teacher Section: Yes Searchable: No

Northern River Otter
River otters are good swimmers and divers and can stay underwater for up to eight minutes.
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Northern River Otter
Northern river otters have webbed feet that help them swim.
Source: Oregon Zoo Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Elementary/Middle School Teacher Section: Yes Searchable: No

Northern River Otter
Northern river otters have flexible spines that let them make quick turns in the water!
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Northern River Otter
River otters can swim up to seven miles an hour and dive to a depth of 60 feet.
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Northern River Otter
Baby otters emerge from the den and begin to swim at two months of age. They leave their mother when they are a year old.
Source: San Francisco Zoo Intended Audience: Students Reading Level: Elementary/Middle School Teacher Section: Yes Searchable: No

Northern River Otter
Northern river otters live in dens underground.
Source: Brandywine Zoo Intended Audience: Students Reading Level: Elementary/Middle School Teacher Section: Yes Searchable: Yes

Northern River Otter
Northern river otters are solitary, except during mating season and when raising young.
Source: Blank Park Zoo Intended Audience: Students Reading Level: Elementary/Middle School Teacher Section: Yes Searchable: No

Northern River Otter
River otters have 11 different vocalizations.
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Northern River Otter
Northern river otters occur throughout Canada and the United States, except for areas of southern California, New Mexico, and Texas, and the Mohave desert of Nevada and Colorado.
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Neotropical River Otter
Neotropical river otters are found from Northwestern Mexico, south into South America.
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Marine Otter
Marine otters have long, slender bodies, a flat head, and a shorter tail than most otters.
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Marine Otter
Marine otters are found along the Pacific Coast from northern Peru south along the coast of Chile to the southern tip of South America.
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Southern River Otter
Southern river otters are only found in central and southern Chile and parts of Argentina.
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Lutra (Old World river otters)

European Otter
The European otter is found throughout Europe, as far north as the Arctic Circle, across most of Asia and northern Africa.
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Hairy-Nosed Otter
The hairy-nosed otter is found in Thailand, Vietnam, Cambodia, and Sumatra.
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Hairy-Nosed Otter
Read about Dara, the hairy-nosed otter, as he is released into his new home at the Phnom Tamau Wildlife Sanctuary in Phnom Penh, Cambodia.
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Hairy-Nosed Otter
Here's more news about Dara's release into the wild.
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Lutrogale (smooth-coated otter)

Smooth-coated Otter
Smooth-coated otters live in family groups.
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Smooth-coated Otter
The smooth-coated otter is found in southern Asia, from India eastward.
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Pteronura (giant otter)

Giant Otter
Giant otters are picivorous. They eat only fish!
Source: Philadelphia Zoo Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School Teacher Section: No Searchable: Yes

Giant Otter
Giant otters spend more time on land than they do in the water.
Source: World Association of Zoos and Aquariums Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School Teacher Section: No Searchable: No

Giant Otter Research
Learn more about the giant otter and what is being done to save it in the wild.
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Giant Otter
The giant otter is found in lakes, rivers, creeks and swamps in South America.
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Arctonyx (hog badger)

Hog Badger
The hog badger has a pig-like snout.
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Eira (tayra)

Tayra
The tayra is a large marten species. It has a long, cylindrical body; a broad head; a short, pointed muzzle; rounded ears; and a long tail.
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Galictis (grisons)

Lesser Grison
The lesser grison is found across central and southern South America.
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Gulo (wolverines)

Wolverine
The wolverine has powerful jaws and large teeth.
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Wolverine
Wolverines are scavengers and predators. They eat medium-sized mammals such as squirrels, hares, skunks, and foxes. They also eat carrion.
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Wolverine
The wolverine is found in forests, mountains, plains, brushlands, and the tundra.
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Wolverine
Wolverines are solitary animals.
Source: Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History Intended Audience: Students Reading Level: Elementary/Middle School Teacher Section: Yes Searchable: Yes

Wolverine
Wolverines are found from northern Europe and Siberia through northern North America.
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Wolverine
The wolverine is also known as the skunk bear or glutton.
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Ictonyx (striped polecats)

Lyncodon (Patagonian weasel)

Martes (martens)

American Marten
American martens have semi-retractable claws to help them climb.
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American Marten
Martens are omnivores and eat insects, fruits, and seeds as well as birds and small-to-medium-sized mammals.
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American Marten
American martens have golden brown fur and a yellow chest.
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American Marten
American martens are found in the northern reaches of North America.
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Beech Marten
The beech martin is found throughout much of Europe and central Asia.
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European Pine Marten
The European pine marten has a long, cylindrical body, a long tail, and chocolate-brown fur with a creamy yellow chest.
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European Pine Marten
European pine martens are excellent climbers.
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European Pine Marten
The European pine marten is found from western Europe in the west to western Siberia in the east, from the northern edge of coniferous forest in the north to Asia Minor in the south.
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Fisher
The fisher has a long body and dark brown to light brown fur. It has long claws on both its hind and front paws. Its front and hind legs are black and it has a long, thick, black tail.
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Fisher
Fishers are among the few predators able to kill porcupines.
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Fisher
The fisher is found from the Sierra Nevada of California to the Appalachians of West Virginia and Virginia.
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Japanese Marten
The Japanese marten is found on the islands of Honshu, Shikoku, and Kyushu in Japan.
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Sable
The sable is found throughout northern Asia.
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Meles (Eurasian badger)

Eurasian Badger
The Eurasian badger is nocturnal.
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Eurasian Badger
The Eurasian badger is found across Europe and Asia.
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Mellivora (honey badger)

Honey Badger
The honey badger rodents, birds, lizards, insects, turtles, snakes, and of course, honey.
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Honey Badger
The honey badger has a dark brown fur with very light brown fur on its head and back.
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Melogale (ferret-badgers)

Chinese Ferret-badger
Chinese ferret badgers are found from Assam to central China and northern Indochina, as well as in Taiwan, and Hainar.
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Everett's Ferret-badger
Everett's ferret-badger is only found on Mt. Kinabalu on the Northern tip of the island of Borneo.
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Everett's Ferret-badger
Everett's ferret-badger is also known as the Kinabalu ferret-badger. It is a little over a foot in length. It has a long, bushy tail; a long, pointed nose; and gray-brown fur with a creamy yellow mask on its face.
Source: Arkive Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School Teacher Section: Yes Searchable: Yes

Mustela (ermines, ferrets, minks, weasels)

Black-footed Ferret
The black-footed ferret has a tan body with black legs and feet, a black tip on the tail and a black mask.
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Black-footed Ferret
The prairie dog makes up most of the black-footed ferret's diet. Without prairies dogs, the black-footed ferrets can't survive.
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Black-footed Ferret
The black-footed ferret is the most endangered mammal in North America.
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Black-footed Ferret
The black-footed ferret was once considered extinct in the wild.
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Black-footed Ferret
Black-footed ferrets require prairie dog burrows for shelter.
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Black-footed Ferret
The black-footed ferret is solitary, except during breeding season.
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Black-footed Ferret
Black-footed ferrets have sharp claws for digging.
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Black-footed Ferret
Male black-footed ferrets are larger than females.
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Black-footed Ferret
The black-footed ferret was once found throughout the eastern and southern Rockies and the Great Plains.
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Black-footed Ferret
The black-footed ferret is nocturnal.
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Ermine
The ermine is also known as the stoat or short-tailed weasel.
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Ermine
If it is cold enough, the ermine's coat turns white in the winter!
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Ermine
Ermine are found in the northern temperate regions of Eurasia and North America.
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Ermine
Ermines can be very aggressive if they are threatened.
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Ermine
Ermine are good swimmers and climbers.
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Ermine
Female ermines teach their young to hunt.
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Ermine
The ermine has a black tipped tail that will stay black, even if the ermine develops a white winter coat.
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European Mink
The European mink is one of the most endangered mammals in Europe.
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European Mink
The European mink is found in areas of NE Spain and France and throughout Europe to the Irtysh and Ob Rivers.
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European Polecat
The European polecat has long, slender body; brown fur; and a creamy-yellow mask on its face.
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European Polecat
European polecats are found throughout Europe.
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European Polecat
European polecats have long cylindrical bodies, with short legs, short blunt faces and small, rounded ears.
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European Polecat
This European polecat is the wild ancestor of the domestic ferret.
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Least Weasel
The least weasel has a long, slender body; a short tail, and light brown fur with a creamy-white underside.
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Least Weasel
Least weasels are found in Europe, Asia, and North America.
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Long-tailed Weasel
The long-tailed weasel has a small head with long whiskers, a long body and neck, and short legs.
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Long-tailed Weasel
Long-tailed weasels are solitary animals.
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Long-tailed Weasel
The long-tailed weasel is found in from just north of the United States-Canadian border south to northern South America
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Mountain Weasel
The mountain weasel is found in the mountains of Asia, from Russian Central Asia to Korea to northern India.
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Siberian Weasel
Siberian weasel can be found throughout eastern Asia, north to the Sea of Okhotsk, and south to Kwangtung in China.
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Yellow-bellied Weasel
The yellow-bellied weasel is found from northern Pakistan to southeast China, and throughout southeast Asia.
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Neovison (American minks)

American Mink
The American mink has soft brown to dark brown fur, a patch of creamy-white fur under its chin, a slender body; short legs, and a tail that is about a third the length of its body.
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American Mink
The American mink preys on meadow voles and other small mammals, muskrats, fish, crayfish, frogs and insects.
Source: Canadian Museum of Nature Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School Teacher Section: No Searchable: No

American Mink
The American mink is found throughout most of the United States and Canada.
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American Mink
The American mink is found along along streams, lakes, and marshes.
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Poecilogale (African striped weasel)

Taxidea (American badger)

American Badger
American badgers are not very graceful. They waddle when they walk!
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American Badger
The American badger is found in the Great Plains region of North America.
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What is a Sea Otter?
Dive in an learn more about sea otters with this interactive Website!

Pup's Supper Online Book
Check out this animated book about sea otters!

Design a Habitat
Can you design the perfect habitat for the black-footed ferret?

Otter Game
Dress up an otter in hats, coats, and glasses.

Fergus the Ferret
OK, this game has no educational content at all! See if you can help Fergus the Ferret get home.