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Martens, weasels, wolverines, and relatives

Order : Carnivora
Family : Mustelidae
Subfamily : Mustelinae

Facts about the subfamily Mustelinae, the martens, weasels, wolverines, and relatives

The Subfamily Mustelinae is broken into 4 Genus.

The first section of the family, forming the subfamily Mustelinae, is typically characterized by the short and partially webbed toes, furnished with short, compressed, sharp, curved and often partially retractile claws. (Full text)