r/mustelids • u/Olive_Baker • Jul 30 '26

Differences between Mustelids.

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u/kazahani1 Jul 30 '26

OMG what if we bred the long tailed weasel with the short tailed weasel to create the most medium tailed weasel the world had ever seen??

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u/SaintsNoah14 Jul 30 '26

They're actually not too closely related. Longtails are in the same exclusively New World genus as mink. Shorttails are in Mustela with least weasels, ferrets, European mink, etc.

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u/annapartlow Jul 30 '26

Lmao. Also why are they all so freaking adorable? They have to be one of the cuter families of animals on the planet. Look at their faces!

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u/Woozletania Jul 30 '26

They are adorable unless you are in their prey range. Then they are horrible murder monsters who want to eat you and your whole family.

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u/annapartlow Jul 31 '26

I think that’s what I like best about them, it’s part of their charm! And I know they’re not pets. That’s why I rely on this sub for pics of their faces.
Just went down a rabbit hole on YouTube about the stoat vs the weasel!