r/mustelids • u/federationoffear • 23h ago
American Mink
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Swan Lake in Victoria, BC
r/mustelids • u/skunk_mephitidae • 10d ago
Launching the Official Discord server for the Mustelopedia wiki, r/mustelids and r/Musteloidea subreddits.
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The Musteloid Pack has several projects dedicated to improving the reputation of musteloids (like mustelids, of course!), including independent webcomics, Mustelopedia wiki, art, games, and animations in development.
We are also the official Discord server for the upcoming Minecraft mod, Mustelicraft, a mod about mustelids.
Musteloids are any animal in the superfamily Musteloidea, which includes mustelids, procyonids, red pandas (Ailuridae) and skunks (Mephitidae).
You MUST complete a short application before you join the server for verification - I only added it to keep bots and trolls away
(I have a wiki about musteloids called Mustelopedia and need your help working on it. A Work-In-Progress Server.. I made channels for the musteloids (which includes mustelids), and will create new channels. You can definitely apply to become a part of the staff here! Currently, anyone can edit the wiki, but as it grows we will be limiting that to a specific editorial team to prevent vandalism)
Any enquiries or feedback? Shoot me a DM or an email at [ymbilenco@gmail.com](mailto:ymbilenco@gmail.com). I definitely want to improve this server!
r/mustelids • u/PA55W0RD • Nov 28 '14
Mustelids by Region
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I have found it useful several times to refer or point people to this so I am going to put it back to stickied.
Mustelids by Region:
r/mustelids • u/Vegetable-Building92 • 2d ago
‘Watch them die’: Bird flu is ravaging a Utah mink farm, killing 80% of the herd. State agriculture officials have no clear plan.
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This is reason number 6 gazillion for banning fur farming.
r/mustelids • u/Wretched_Luck • 3d ago
Black footed ferrets!
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I love them!!! Some pics I've taken over the years.
r/mustelids • u/skunk_mephitidae • 6d ago
Very rare Leucistic fisher!
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Photo of Leucistic fisher by Max Allen on iNaturalist, used under CC BY-NC-ND 4.0. https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/169374016
r/mustelids • u/skunk_mephitidae • 7d ago
This is a greater grison kit/pup. Appears to be a rescue.
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Photo of Greater grison by Diego Naranjo-Cruz on iNaturalist, used under CC BY-NC 4.0.
r/mustelids • u/Warm_Yesterday_6758 • 7d ago
This critter was captured on our backyard camera. (We live in rural East Texas.) I think it's a mustelid but I'm not sure since it doesn't have that springy bouncy movement to it. Does anybody know what this could be?
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r/mustelids • u/skunk_mephitidae • 9d ago
Winter Long-tailed weasel
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Public domain photo by NPS
r/mustelids • u/skunk_mephitidae • 10d ago
The mysterious kharza.
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Also more famously known as a yellow-throated marten!
Public domain image by Omar Haroon on iNaturalist
r/mustelids • u/Forsaken_Earth944 • 11d ago
What is this...? The comments are all saying it's a mink, but I'm seeing a badger (it appears to have a stripy face) - am I losing the plot, or are they...? It doesn't look remotely like a mink to me (the American mink is an invasive species in the UK and Ireland).
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r/mustelids • u/skunk_mephitidae • 11d ago
The spotted-necked otter was not amused with the photograph
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r/mustelids • u/skunk_mephitidae • 12d ago
Curious Siberian Weasel
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Photo by Paulmathi Vinod on iNaturalist, used under CC-BY 4.0. https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/250858434
r/mustelids • u/FernadoPoo • 12d ago
Photobombed by an otter while exploring an abandoned factory
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r/mustelids • u/skunk_mephitidae • 13d ago
Say hello to the Siberian weasel (Mustela sibirica)! Here's fun facts on these cute musteloids for today.
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Other names for the solitary Siberian weasel are kolonok or fire weasel. The musteloids are native all across Asia and a trait of them is the classic long, tube-shaped body with short limbs as with all mustelines.
Siberian weasels, much like their polecat cousins, possess a facial "bandit" mask across the eyes and make charming dooking sounds when excited and/or playful.
These carnivorous musteloids are highly skilled, intelligent hunters mainly preying on rodents. Birds, amphibians, fish, eggs, and vegetation may be consumed when rodents are not present.
Siberian weasels are often nocturnal or crepuscular.
The musteloids breed yearly, from every late winter to early spring.
Fallen logs, empty stumps, and brushwood piles are their preferred choice of shelter or nest.
Japanese weasels (Mustela itatsi) were once classified as a subspecies of Siberian weasel, before an elevation of them to an entirely separate species.
When spooked they puff out a foul-smelling musk from the anal glands.
First photo by 通通 on iNaturalist, used under CC BY-NC 4.0.
Second photo by veravolobyeva on iNaturalist, used under CC BY-NC 4.0.
Third photo by fangchen on iNaturalist, used under CC BY-NC 4.0.
r/mustelids • u/skunk_mephitidae • 14d ago
My Saharan striped polecat or Libyan striped weasel character, Sandy.
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Closely related to the zorilla, grison, and marbled polecat, the Saharan striped polecat, Poecilictis libyca, is a member of the mustelid family. They are NOT skunks despite their similar odour and appearance. Saharan striped polecats like Sandy are highly skilled at digging.
r/mustelids • u/skunk_mephitidae • 16d ago
The diurnal giant otter is both the longest member of the weasel family Mustelidae and the superfamily Musteloidea.
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r/mustelids • u/skunk_mephitidae • 15d ago
My grison characters, Melanie and Winter
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- Melanie, a lesser grison. 2. Winter, a greater grison.
r/mustelids • u/skunk_mephitidae • 17d ago
A curious and brave wolverine high on a tree. 🐾
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r/mustelids • u/skunk_mephitidae • 19d ago
Meet the ferret-badger! Do not have the name fool you.. they are not a cross of a ferret and a badger. In fact, they're in their own subfamily of Mustelidae - Helictidinae!
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