Ferrets
Synonyms
Domestic Polecat
Domestic Polecats
European Polecats
Ferret
Mustela putorius
Mustela putorius furo
Polecat, Domestic
Polecats, Domestic
Polecats, European
Semidomesticated variety of European polecat much used for hunting RODENTS and/or RABBITS and as a laboratory animal. It is in the subfamily Mustelinae, family MUSTELIDAE.