Mustelidae

MustelidaeFischer, 1817

Accepterad namn, Mammal Species of the World 2005

Reviewed by Pocock (1921b, d), Muizon (1982a), Van Zyll de Jong (1987), Bryant et al. (1993), Masuda and Yoshida (1994a, b), Abramov and Baryshnikov (1995), Dragoo and Honeycutt (1997), Baryshnikov and Abramov (1997, 1998), Koepfli and Wayne (1998), Bininda-Emonds et al. (1999), Ginsburg and Morales (2000), and Kurose et al. (2000). Traditionally consisted of four subfamilies (Mephitinae, Melinae, Mustelinae, and Lutrinae), but McKenna and Bell (1997) also recognized Mellivorinae and Guloninae. The Mephitinae are separated here (see Mephitidae) following Dragoo and Honeycutt (1997). Few have questioned the distinctiveness of the Lutrinae, but the traditionally recognized Melinae and Mustelinae appear to be paraphyletic (Bininda-Emonds et al., 1999; Bryant et al., 1993). For these reasons, only two subfamilies are recognized here, the Lutrinae and the Mustelinae (provisionally including taxa traditionally placed in Melinae, Guloninae, Taxidiinae, and M... [truncated]

• Wilson, D and Reeder, D. (eds.) 2005. Mammal Species of the World. A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference. 3rd ed. -- 2142 pp. Johns Hopkins University Press.