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Genuine Mustelids

Serving to promote a more accurate representation of mustelids in media.

Genuine Mustelids

  • Introduction
    • About Us
    • About Our Project
    • What Are the Issues?
  • Family of Mustelids
        • What Are Mustelids?An introduction to the family
        • Badgers
        • Ferret-Badgers
        • Fisher
        • Grisons
        • Martens
        • Otters
        • Tayra
        • WeaselsIncludes polecats, minks, and the ferret
        • Wolverine
  • Anatomy Tutorials
  • Mustelids in Media
    • Animation
      • Mustelids in Animation
      • Our Top 20 Characters
    • Film
      • Documentaries and Educational Shorts
      • Feature and Short Films
    • Games
      • Video Games
    • Literature
      • Children’s Literature
      • Young Adult Literature
      • Educational and Nonfiction
    • Obscure Mustelids in Media
  • Miscellaneous
    • Exhibits
    • External Resources
      • Rescue, Conservation, and Education
      • Visual Arts
    • Observance Days for Mustelids
    • Our Articles
    • Photo Gallery
  • Home
  • Site Map

Site Map

  • Anatomy Tutorials
  • Contact Us
  • Copyright Information
  • Disclaimers
  • Family of Mustelids
    • Badgers
    • Ferret-Badgers
    • Fisher
      • Plantar Glands
    • Grisons
    • Martens
      • Plantar Glands
    • Otters
    • Tayra
    • Weasels
      • Ferret
      • New World Weasels
        • SARS-CoV-2 Outbreaks on Mink Farms
      • Old World Weasels
      • Polecats
    • What Are Mustelids?
    • Wolverine
  • Introduction
    • About Our Project
    • About Us
    • What Are the Issues?
  • Miscellaneous
    • Exhibits
    • External Resources
      • Rescue, Conservation, and Education
      • Visual Arts
    • Observance Days for Mustelids
    • Our Articles
      • Are Fishers Regular Predators of Cats?
      • Commonly Misidentified and Misclassified Species
      • Surplus Killing: The Myth of Mustelid “Bloodthirst”
      • Weasel Stereotypes in Media
    • Photo Gallery
  • Mustelids in Media
    • Animation
      • Mustelids in Animation
      • Our Top 20 Characters
    • Film
      • Documentaries and Educational Shorts
      • Feature and Short Films
    • Games
      • Video Games
    • Literature
      • Children’s Literature
      • Educational and Nonfiction
      • Young Adult Literature
    • Obscure Mustelids in Media
  • News and Updates
  • Site Map
  • Welcome

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Less mainstream factsThe smallest mustelid is the least weasel subspecies (Mustela nivalis rixosa), measuring 8-23 centimetres / 7–9 inches, while the largest mustelid (depending on which metric one prefers) is either the giant otter (being the longest at around 1.7 metres / 5.6 feet) or the sea otter (being the heaviest at around 45 kilograms / 99.21 pounds).

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