Mustelidae

Mustelids are carnivorous mammals, including the weasels, badgers, otters, martens, ferrets, minks, stoats, and wolverines. Mustelids are diverse and the largest family in the order Carnivora. The internal classification is still disputed, with rival proposals containing between two and eight subfamilies. One study, published in 2008, questions the long-accepted Mustelinae subfamily, and suggests that the Mustelidae consist of four major clades and three much smaller lineages.