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A ferret is a weasel like mammal (Mustela putorius furo) related to the European polecat ferret and often trained to hunt rats or rabbits. Ferrets are related to weasels in the family Mustelidae of the orderCarnivora.
The weasel family includes - Ferret, stoat, polecat, mink, ermine, black-footed ferret, long tailed weasel, least weasel. Other relatives of the weasels are martens, otters, badgers, and wolverines. The terms stoat and ermine are terms for the long tailed and short tailed weasels in their winter coats.. Ferrets are not related to skunks or rodents
Polecats, weasels, stoats, pine martens, badgers, skunks, wolverines, otters, grisons and tayras - the Mustelidae.
Yes, they are all in the Mustelidae family and very similar in body shape and size
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Are raccoons related to weasels?
Raccoons and weasels are not closely related. Raccoons belong to the Procyonidae family, while weasels belong to the Mustelidae family. They share some similarities in appearance, such as a long body and pointed snout, but they have different behaviors and ecological roles.
Group of related phyla?
It's a Kingdom basically when talking about the name of a group of related ____ the order goes backwards: species- the final classification of an organism Genus- a group of related species Family- a group of related Genera Order- a group of related Families Class- a group of related Orders Phylum- a group of related Classes Kingdom- a group of related Phyla Domain- a group of related kingdoms
What is synonym - related to taxonomy?
Classification.
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Crocodilians are most closely related to birds, sharing a common ancestor with them in the archosaur group. Other reptiles that are distantly related to crocodiles include turtles, snakes, lizards, and tuataras.
What part of the scientific name will two organisms share if they are related?
Two organisms that are related will share the same genus name in their scientific name.
