Mustelinae
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Carnivora |
| Family: | Mustelidae |
| Subfamily: | Mustelinae G. Fischer de Waldheim , 1817
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Mustelinae is a subfamily of family Mustelidae, which includes weasels, ferrets, and minks.[1][2]
It was formerly defined in a
Lutrinae).[3]
Extant species of Mustelinae
Subfamily Mustelinae
| Image | Genus | Living species |
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Mustela Linnaeus, 1758 (weasels, ferrets, European mink and stoats) |
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Neogale Gray, 1865 (New World weasels and mink) |
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The
.Importance for humans
Some of the fashion furs come from this subfamily: ermine, weasel, mink and polecat.[4]
Ferret model of COVID-19
Mustela sibirica
ACE2 gene.[5]
References
- .
- PMID 28472434.
- PMID 18275614.
- ^ "History of Fur in Fashion: Introduction". 4 December 2011.
- ^ PMID 32967005.
- ^ "Table 1 SARS-CoV-2 infection in humans and in animal models". Retrieved 14 November 2020.
- ^ Racaniello, Vincent; Despommier, Dickson; Dove, Alan; Condit, Rich; Barker, Brianne; Griffin, Daniel; Rosenfeld, Amy. "TWiV 679: Mink, mutation, and myocytes | This Week in Virology". TWiV. Retrieved 14 November 2020.
External links
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