The river otter, a member of the subfamily Lutrinae in the weasel family ( Mustelidae ), is equally versatile in the water and on land.
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About the length of an adult human being, it is the longest member of the Mustelidae, or weasel family, a globally successful group of predators.
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""'Teruelictis riparius " "'is an extinct mammalian carnivoran, belonging to the family Mustelidae and was probably related to otters.
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The Encyclopedia of Mammals ( Facts on File ) says the wolverine is the largest member of the weasel, or Mustelidae, family, weighing up to 55 pounds.
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Traditionally the Mustelidae have been divided into two subfamilies : the Lutrinae, comprising the otters, and the Mustelinae, comprising the weasels, martens, badgers and other mustelids.
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The "'Cameroon clawless otter "'( " Aonyx capensis congicus " ) is a subspecies of the African clawless otter in the family Mustelidae.
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Cope assigned the genus to the family " Mustelidae ", whilst J . A . Baskin assigned it to the subfamily " Oligobuninae " in 1998.
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The Musteloidea in turn consists of the Mustelidae ( mustelids : weasels ), Procyonidae ( procyonids : raccoons ), Mephitidae ( skunks ) and " Ailurus " ( red panda ).
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The genus was first described in 1942, by E . S . Riggs, who identified the sister genus " Zodiolestes " at the same time, and assigned to the family " Mustelidae ".
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Distemper, or hardpad disease in canines, affects animals in the families Canidae ( dog, fox, wolf, Raccoon dog ), Mustelidae ( ferret, mink, skunk, wolverine, marten, badger, otter ),